Harshad Sadashiv Kadam
Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer
Austin, Texas
Research
Deception at the Registry Layer
This paper argues that the unit of deception should be the registry, not the individual token.
Working paper · v1.1
Featured Projects
Deception Engineering
MCP Threat Trap
Deception Engineering for Zero Trust AI access, an advanced honeypot system that simulates vulnerable systems to detect and analyze attack patterns.
KubeTrap
Serverless detection framework deployed on Cloudflare Workers that exposes a realistic Kubernetes access portal via MCP, embedding credential, DNS, and webhook deception surfaces to detect AI agent reconnaissance and intent escalation.
Edge Security
FlareGuard
Comprehensive security auditing tool for Cloudflare configurations that identifies misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in your setup.
My Articles
AI Agents are already exploring your network. How do you detect their intent?
Bylined perspective piece in SC Media making the case for deception-based detection of autonomous AI agent reconnaissance — the methodology behind MCP Threat Trap.
Speaking Engagements
- Upcoming
OWASP LASCON 2026
Austin, TX
MCP Deception Incubator — Honeytraps as a Framework for Zero Trust AI Environments
BSidesPGH 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA
Edge Never Sleeps: FlareGuard and Continuous Cloudflare Posture Validation
BSidesPGH 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA
Catching Cloud Drift & Rogue AI Agents — Road to BSidesPGH 2026
Distilled Security Podcast · Interview