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Senior Security Researcher, Proofpoint Emerging Threats. Digital Arcanist

I've been doing this cybersecurity thing for the better part of a decade now. Probably longer than that. I'm starting to forget. Time is relative, but it surely isn't kind to my memory.

I'd like to think I do cybersecurity well, but blue teamers collectively get told they're doing it wrong constantly. So maybe I just failed forward throughout my career.

Oh, I wrote a book. Its a good framework for setting up a virtual machine lab. See my bookmarked toots if you're curious.

Finally, I occasionally write about tech/nerd-related things over at https://www.totes-legit-notmalware.site where I expose that I have a short fuse, and no filter.

Work-Related hashtags:
#Iocs #ThreatIntel #DFIR #Malware #NSM #suricata #snort #BEC #phishing #APT #ThreatDetection

Hobbies:
#VideoGames #XCOM2 #Minecraft #Synthetik #Fallout #Skyrim #Anime #Manga #Adventure #Fantasy #Isekai #HomeImprovement #WoodWorking #MetalWorking #HomeLab

self-verificationhttps://www.yeettheayys.cf/v_me/
Emerging Threats NSM ruleshttps://community.emergingthreats.net
How to Homelabhttps://leanpub.com/avatar2
Personal Bloghttps://www.totes-legit-notmalware.site
melting my neurons from short-form video.
@theonion absolutely killed it this month with their print ads
costco bakery muffins are delicious. no regrets.
At this point you can probably just email any tech company and ask for their $ENV
echo "me and my 2,000 partners want you to accept our tracking cookies." > modern_web.txt
State of the art security means that to obtain SSRF today requires
*checks notes*
Asking nicely
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