Carbon & Code

Graph-first security

3/8/2025security, graph, observability

Event streams are noisy. Relationships are durable. A graph-first security posture flips detection and response on its head:

  1. Model identities, assets, privileges, and edges explicitly.
  2. Ask questions like a graph, not a log: “Who can reach prod data?”
  3. Treat detections as graph deltas, not isolated alerts.
type Edge = { from: string; to: string; rel: 'assumes'|'calls'|'reads' };

With a graph in hand, zero-trust becomes measurable, not mystical.