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I help software developers secure their work supporting research and higher education.

Here you may find my occasional blog posts with DevOps recipes or example code in obscure programming languages.

Check out my other Mastodon for silly sketches and art generated using code.

Public-interest technologist and digital rights activist, with a focus on privacy rights, privacy laws, and privacy technologies.

I'm a consultant, writer, researcher, advocate, programmer, and designer (from a previous career).

Spending most days writing, reading, and talking about privacy.

Member of the @lockdownsystems collective 🐢

Previously 🔒
Journalist + Activism & Outreach Lead at @privacyguides

Located in Canada 🇨🇦
She/Her 🏳️‍🌈

Privacy tips: #TinyPrivacyTip
Mastodon tips: #TinyMastodonTip
Other hashtags I talk about:
#DigitalRights #HumanRights #Privacy #Security #FOSS #OpenSource #NoAI

Secondary accounts (don't contact me there):
🐘 infosec.space/@Em0nM4stodon
🐘 mastodon.social/@Em0nM4stodon

#nobridge #nobot #nobots #noai #noindex #nosearch #noarchive #fedi22

This is a personal account. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect my employer. Especially emojis :awesome:

Cryptologue and Netsec-ologist. Formerly a genomics research apprentice, applying the same methods to infosec engineering and operations.

Friend to all animals large and small.

I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires.

ICS cybersecurity person, @pancakescon organizer, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. Speaker available for gigs.

Gin connoisseur. Rodent parent. Some dipshit from Chicago. Now an immigrant in Melbourne.

I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts are entirely my own.

'they/them' 🏳️‍🌈 :nonbinary_flag: :asexual_flag:

< Tech Systems & Policy Analysis: Internet, Privacy, plus his other sundry topics >
Los Angeles - lauren.vortex.com

cybersecurity researcher | independent #journalist | software developer | telephony engineer | #opensource contributor | #infosec researcher

Disclosures: https://govtech.cc

IDNs: Tester and collector of single-character domains. See: ꩰ.com, https://ဪ.com, https://የ.com, https://ㆲ.com, https://ㆴ.com

Verifibation™️: https://v.jeltz.org, free Mastodon verification system that allows any user to get a verified link in their profile - no setup/registration required.

Oink: https://oink.ing

Recovering CISO
May have an orchid problem
Bad photography
Worse dad jokes
The worst Infosec hot takes
Podcast: https://defensivesecurity.org
Blog: https://infosec.engineering
Twitter: @maliciouslink
https://Infosec.Exchange Admin
#infosec #security #cybersecurity #risk #fedi22
…and for fucks sake, be nice to each other. We are only here for a brief time. Make it enjoyable.

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☯ Mental Health Advocate (ADHD & DBT)

☯ Austin Hackers (AHA!) Babysitter

☯ Attrition.org Staff

☯ DEF CON Goon

☯ Runner / Woodworker

Grew up in Beautiful Downtown Burbank, spent 10 years in the US Army (Infantry). Attended Southern Cal (IR degree) and CUA(JD). And I work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on. Currently loving my adopted State of Colorado. Interests include #books #linux #politics #philosophy #hiking #cycling #motorcycles #veteran #photography

Distinguished Malware Analyst at Dragos. Lead #Malware Analyst on TRISIS and PIPEDREAM. Spend my time searching for and tearing apart #ICS threats.

Displaced Philly boy. Threat hunter. Educator. :ifin: Executive Director. #infosec, #programming #rust :rust:, #python :python: #haskell :haskell:, and #javascript :javascript:. #opensource advocate. General in the AI Resistance. Runs @thetaggartinstitute. Made https://wtfbins.wtf. Not your bro. All opinions my own. Dad. #fedi22 #searchable

Pronouns: He/him.

CrowdSec is a CTI tool leveraging crowdsourced data to identify and block malevolent IPs in real time worldwide. Join our Discord: http://discord.gg/crowdsec

UIC PhD candidate | Dataplane.org | Verisign
#BGP #DNS #infosec and bit mechanic
#Blues / #Chicago / #tfr / #fedi22
Views are my own

Pronouns: He/Him

What am I doing now:
- #Infosec Executive in Financial Services
- #Privacy Advocate
- Member of #EFGA, #ATL2600 (founding member), #DC404, #DC770, #DC706
- Father of 8 kids including 🇭🇳, 🏳️‍🌈, 🏳️‍⚧️, ♾️
- #Speaker
- #Mentor
- #Backpacker
- NA #Miata owner
- #Goyishe
- #Gamer
- #Polyamorous, #Queer and #ENM
- #BDSM, #Dom, #Rigger
- #Moderator of infosec.exchange

Finger me at rubix1138@happynetbox.com

Stuff I've done in the past:
- #GeorgiaTech Alumnus (Computer Engineering)
- Board Chairman TAG Information #Security Society
- #UU Lay Minister Emeritus
- #Ironman #Triathlete
- Former #IBMer
- #Writer, published via IBM Press and Gartner Publications
- Infosec #Startups
- #CISM, #CISSP, #ITIL, #SOA, #MSCE, #CCNA, #Security+, #Network+, #A+
- World #Traveler (27 countries and counting)

Other tags that color my life:
#LGBTAlly
#Hufflepuff
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRights
#ADHD
#PolyAm
#tootfinder
#fedi22

flyingpenguin.com since 1995.
Gebrüder Ottenheimer since 1862.
History of security, security of history.

Creating decentralized P2P technology. Aiming to provide industry-grade cryptographic capabilities encapsulated into a webapp.

One person chaos monkey.
"How did you even do that?!?" "I just *used* it*
he/him

infosec acolyte and unix enthusiast
suspected cat kisser
👩‍💻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ she/her
💍👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 2024!
:tux: :alpinelinux: :openbsd: :freebsd:

unapologetic feminist and radically pro-transgender

My career so far:
🪟 Windows Developer (read: window factory worker)
:windows: IT/sysadmin
📦 Containerization Expert
🏛️ .gov (thanks a lot, EO 14168)
🐈 Cat Petting Officer

opinions are my own and are not written by "abominable intelligence", nor do they reflect the opinions of my employer.