Puneet Tiwari

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[Zscaler @zscaler]

📰 📣 Big news! Zscaler has announced its intent to acquire @SymmetrySystems, a pioneer in identity mapping and data access for #AISecurity! ➡ https://t.co/Hif9StxXe4

Symmetry Systems’ access graph maps how human and non-human identities, applications, and data connect across the enterprise, the foundational visibility security teams need to govern how #AI agents communicate with applications, data, and each other at scale

This visibility allows security teams to:
✅ Deploy AI agents with confidence
✅ Build least-privilege policies for AI
✅ See the full data lineage
✅ Detect and contain anomalies instantly
✅ Calculate blast radius

Together, Symmetry Systems and Zscaler are building the information flow network for the age of AI.

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

Vibe-coding is not the same as AI-Assisted engineering.

A recent Reddit post described how a FAANG team uses AI and it sparked an important conversation about semantics: "vibe coding" and professional "AI-assisted engineering". While the post was framed as an example of the former, the process it detailed - complete with technical design documents, stringent code reviews, and test-driven development - is a clear example of the latter imo.

This distinction is critical because conflating the two risks both devaluing the discipline of engineering and giving newcomers a dangerously incomplete picture of what it takes to build robust, production-ready software.

As a reminder: "vibe coding" is about fully giving in to the creative flow with an AI (high-level prompting), essentially forgetting the code exists. It involves accepting AI suggestions without deep review and focusing on rapid, iterative experimentation, making it ideal for prototypes, MVPs, learning, and what Karpathy calls "throwaway weekend projects." This approach is a powerful way for developers to build intuition and for beginners to flatten the steep learning curve of programming. It prioritizes speed and exploration over the correctness and maintainability required for professional applications.

There is a spectrum between vibe coding and doing it with a little more planning, spec-driven development, including enough context etc and what is AI-assisted engineering across the software development lifecycle.

In stark contrast to the post, the process described in the Reddit post is a methodical integration of AI into a mature software development lifecycle. This is "AI-assisted engineering," where AI acts as a powerful collaborator, not a replacement for engineering principles. In this model, developers use AI as a "force multiplier" to handle tasks like generating boilerplate code or writing initial test cases, but always within a structured framework.

Crucially, the big difference here is the human engineer remains firmly in control, responsible for the architecture, reviewing and understanding every line of AI-generated code, and ensuring the final product is secure, scalable, and maintainable. The 30% increase in development speed mentioned in the post is a result of augmenting a solid process, not abandoning it.

For engineers, labeling disciplined, AI-augmented workflows as "vibe coding" misrepresents the skill and rigor involved. For those new to the field, it creates the false and risky impression that one can simply prompt their way to a viable product without understanding the underlying code or engineering fundamentals.

If you're looking to do this right, start with a solid design, subject everything to rigorous human review, and treat AI as an incredibly powerful tool in your engineering toolkit - not as a magic wand that replaces the craft itself.

[Puneet Tiwari @A_Variable]

Learning is the art of finding the optimal hypersurface in the space of all possible experiences. Every new piece of data is an opportunity to make that surface slightly more accurate, more nuanced, and more wise.

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

@A_Variable, our Co-founder highlights that each user, access pattern, and data object in the cloud poses unique risks requiring tailored protection. On Day15 of #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, led by @CISACyber and @StaySafeOnline, think about how your cloud sec strategy can adapt

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

"We believe zero trust should be anchored around a company's most sensitive and mission-critical data... it is the future of security" Watch @mt_lattices explain how we connect identities to your data on @theCUBE https://t.co/xrPtduV4Sf and read the blog https://t.co/LJUTmdGe5p

[ISRO @isro]

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.

Congratulations, India🇮🇳!

#Chandrayaan_3
#Ch3

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

The questions security professionals are asking are simple. The data security solutions should be simple too. Symmetry Systems CEO Mohit Tiwari discusses how #DataSecurityPostureManagement #DSPM simplifies the security process.
https://t.co/RfodTLGLKn

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

What is a CISO's #1 priority? Find out. Gopi Ramamoorthy #SymmetrySystems' Senior Director of Security & GRC shares his thoughts.
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: What Are the Most Important Priorities for a CISO? https://t.co/4VwAEZgyqx

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

A combination of built-in contributor permissions could allow unintended data access in #AzureLighthouse. Read: Unintended Third-Party Access to Data Through Supported Azure Built-In Roles https://t.co/HacgnGW3mG

[CybersecInsider @Cybersecinsider]

Symmetry Systems DataGuard from @SymmetrySystems has been nominated in the category of 'Best Data Security Company' in the #CybersecurityExcellenceAwards2023. To know more click here : https://t.co/J2JHJMs7m3

[CybersecInsider @Cybersecinsider]

Symmetry Systems DataGuard from @SymmetrySystems has been nominated in the category of 'Best Data Security Company' in the #CybersecurityExcellenceAwards2023. To know more click here : https://t.co/5xNveh8CTq

[William Lin @williamlin]

Super proud of Mohit Tiwari on the big stage with Vikram Kapoor & Tony Olzak on The Founder Formula at Trace3 Evolve!

Fascinating stores about Lacework & Symmetry Systems, Inc. and their founder’s backgrounds.

Very happy for everyone here to see a bit o…https://t.co/mGAnsHTiWx

[Trace3 @trace3]

It's episode drop day for The Founder Formula podcast!

This episode is packed with insight, as co-hosts Todd Gallina and Sandy Salty of Trace3 interview Mohit Tiwari Co-Founder & CEO at @SymmetrySystems.

Listen on #ApplePodcasts https://t.co/OppQZHA0xZ

[Puneet Tiwari @A_Variable]

discussion vs dialogue

[Puneet Tiwari @A_Variable]

When everybody is sensitive to all the nuances going around, and not merely to what is happening in one’s own mind, there forms a meaning which is shared. And in that way we can talk together coherently and think together.

[Puneet Tiwari @A_Variable]

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[Matt Ström-Awn @mattstromawn]

New essay! A very deep dive on color for categorical data visualization, with an algorithm to help you pick better (or, less wrong) colors: https://t.co/njHWzDFqkO

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

Check out new episode of Security Conversations podcast with @ryanaraine and Symmetry's @mt_lattices, who details his transition from academia to #datasecurity entrepreneurship, as well as the mission to solve one of #cybersecurity's biggest problems: https://t.co/ov9GCTm04e

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

Attending #RSAC in San Francisco from June 6-9? Meet w/ the Symmetry Team at our hospitality suite to discuss what sensitive data you have, where it resides, who's accessing it, and how it's being used. Schedule a time to meet: https://t.co/OqTfZYpZuY @RSAConference #datasecurity

[Symmetry Systems @SymmetrySystems]

As a #CoolVendor in the April 2022 Gartner Cool Vendors for Data Security report, we believe this prestigious designation is bestowed on companies that are not only creating innovative tech but also have the potential for meaningful business impact as well https://t.co/mUuerVBfJm