The latest articles on DEV Community by Akilesh (@akilesh_864dae62398fb356a). https://dev.to/akilesh_864dae62398fb356a https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3983950%2F2d670eb2-433a-4c4b-beeb-84e8cdcf6093.jpg https://dev.to/akilesh_864dae62398fb356a en Akilesh Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:34:41 +0000 https://dev.to/akilesh_864dae62398fb356a/how-i-built-a-website-vulnerability-scanner-for-uae-pdpl-compliance-as-a-solo-founder-ki7 https://dev.to/akilesh_864dae62398fb356a/how-i-built-a-website-vulnerability-scanner-for-uae-pdpl-compliance-as-a-solo-founder-ki7 <p>I'm Akilesh Nairy, founder of Monarc (usemonarc.com) — a cybersecurity <br> platform I've been building solo since February 2026.</p> <h2> The problem I kept seeing </h2> <p>UAE SMEs face AED 20M penalties under the Personal Data Protection Law <br> (PDPL) but most have no idea if their websites are even secure. Every <br> tool I found was either enterprise-priced or required a dedicated <br> security team to operate.</p> <h2> What I built </h2> <p>Monarc scans websites for vulnerabilities using Nuclei under the hood, <br> runs on a Next.js + Railway architecture, and explains every finding in <br> plain English using GPT-4o with SecureBERT for classification.</p> <h2> The compliance angle </h2> <p>UAE PDPL enforcement is live. India's DPDP Act deadline is 2027. <br> Monarc automates compliance workflows for both — the only platform <br> built specifically for SMEs operating in these two markets.</p> <h2> Where we are </h2> <p>Pre-launch, Q1 2027 target. Waitlist open at <a href="https://www.usemonarc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">usemonarc.com</a>.</p> <p>Happy to answer any technical questions about the scanner architecture <br> or the compliance automation layer.</p> ai cybersecurity showdev startup