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4 articles tagged Observability.
Observability Isn't the Same Thing as Logging
Logging tells you what a system said about itself. Observability is being able to ask a question you didn't anticipate and still get an answer.
8 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
Cloud Firewall Logs Everything, Except What It Drops
Closing out ten months of testing Alibaba Cloud with the same question the series opened on: a control that stops something is not automatically a control that tells you about it.
11 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
When Prevention Isn't Detection
Most security stacks conflate 'we stopped it' with 'we understood it.' The gap between those two claims is where the expensive incidents live.
20 Jul 2026 · 10 min read
What ActionTrail Actually Records When Something Goes Wrong
Turning on ActionTrail feels like turning on visibility. It's closer to turning on one particular kind of visibility, with real gaps that only show up when you go looking for them.
10 Dec 2025 · 9 min read