Gurdeep Gill is a Software Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco Systems with over a decade of experience in encrypted traffic inspection, secure protocol engineering, and automation. She has contributed to advanced technologies such as TLS 1.3, QUIC, HTTP3, and Post-Quantum Cryptography, developing innovative firewall and security automation solutions. Gurdeep is passionate about mentoring and sharing knowledge to inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Her work safeguards critical sectors including healthcare, finance, and government.
The Encryption Paradox Encryption is the backbone of digital trust. Every web session, API call, and remote connection now travel through layers of Transport Layer Security (TLS), QUIC, or VPN tunnels. While this shields users … Read more
Nation-states are harvesting encrypted data right now, banking on quantum computers to crack it open in the coming years. The Attack That Leaves No Trace Your encrypted data is being stolen right now. Not by … Read more
Heartbleed (CVE-2014-0160) lurked in OpenSSL for two years. These simple missing bounds check exposed private keys across hundreds of thousands of servers. OpenSSL had passed its tests. The encryption worked correctly. But those tests never … Read more
December 2020. FireEye discovers they’ve been breached. The attackers had been inside for months. They used legitimate credentials. No malware signatures. No known indicators of compromise. Traditional security tools saw nothing wrong. This was the … Read more
Cybersecurity is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. AI’s growing adaptability now enables autonomous, evasive attacks. Simultaneously, quantum computers draw ever closer, capable of shattering our strongest encryption. These dual forces fundamentally reshape national security. Our nations … Read more
For decades, encryption has served as the foundational pillar of digital security. It has rigorously safeguarded sensitive data and ensuring privacy across global networks. However, this core technology, while engineered as a protective measure, has … Read more
