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Eyal Rafian has co-authored several recent reports for Unit 42 that deal with security at the "edge" of cloud infrastructure, particularly involving Kubernetes and Azure. Kubernetes Security (April 2026): Rafian co-authored a report titled Understanding Current Threats to Kubernetes Environments

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Eyal Rafian has co-authored several recent reports for Unit 42 that deal with security at the "edge" of cloud infrastructure, particularly involving Kubernetes and Azure. Kubernetes Security (April 2026): Rafian co-authored a report titled Understanding Current Threats to Kubernetes Environments

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Nautobot

The central Source of Truth for network infrastructure data. Nautobot serves as:
Authoritative inventory database
IP address components tracking
Configuration template repository
Automation platform
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Nornir

A Python automation framework specifically designed for network automation. Nornir provides:
High-performance concurrent task execution
Deep Python integration
Flexible inventory management
Fine-grained control over network operations
CI/CD

Orchestration & CD/CI

We integrate industry-standard orchestration tools to ensure reliable automation delivery:
Git-based version control
Automated pipelines
Controlled deployment workflows
Continuous integration practices
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Ansible

An industry-standard automation platform that excels at network configuration management. We utilize Ansible for:
Network device configuration deployment
State validation and compliance checking
Integration with custom Python modules
Standardized workflow automation
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Netbox

The central Source of Truth for network infrastructure data. NetBox serves as:
Authoritative inventory database
IP address components tracking
Configuration template repository
REST API provider for automation workflows
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Python

The foundation of our automation framework, Python enables us to create modular, maintainable, and efficient network automation solutions. We leverage Python's extensive standard library and carefully selected packages to build:
Reusable automation components
Custom network management tools
API integrations
Data processing pipelines