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Engineering, market analysis, and compliance guides from the Bastion team.

EngineeringRustArchitecture

Why We Wrote an EDR in Rust

Every enterprise EDR agent runs on a JVM or Electron runtime. We made a different bet. Here is what we learned building a security product in Rust 2024 — and why it matters for the endpoints your EDR actually has to protect.

March 2025 · 8 min read Read more →
HealthcarePricingMarket

The $375K Security Tax on Small Hospitals

A 1,000-endpoint community hospital pays $180,000/year just for endpoint security — before implementation, staff, or compliance consulting. That is not a product. It is a tax on being too small to negotiate.

March 2025 · 6 min read Read more →
K-12FERPACompliance

FERPA Compliance Without Enterprise Pricing

Every K-12 EDR vendor lists "FERPA" as a vertical. None of them ship a FERPA compliance dashboard. Here is why that gap exists, what it costs districts in consultant fees, and what we built instead.

March 2025 · 7 min read Read more →