K. Reid Wightman  ðŸŒ»  

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Tinker, Sailor, Biker, Hi

I do industrial security research for a living, mostly looking for #vulnerabilities in all of the wrong places. I like reverse engineering how PLC logic systems function under the hood, learning how safety instrument protocols work, and figuring out what malicious threat groups are doing and can do with access to such systems. A long time ago, I invented the term 'foreverday' to describe unfixable vulnerabilities.

Occasionally I analyze #industrial #malware, too, and on very rare occasions encounter threat groups that actually write malicious logic to do the vile things that I like to learn about.

I work for a little startup in the space called Dragos. In my spare time I enjoy long distance #bicycling, #sailing, and doting on our #pets.

I used to have an account on , however I haven't used it in a while and you should no longer assume that it's under my control.

Trying not to be one of the 80% that can be moved in either direction.

LocationDes Moines, IA, USA, Planet Earth, second spiral arm around Sagittarius A
Pronounshe/him or they/them
Security LevelCurrently clean on opsec

i am pleased that watching the #artemis mission can give everyone else also watching a break from the "regular news", which, to put it quite gently

everyone needs a fucking break from

thank you space nerds, for doing super cool space shit! I wish i could play too

Live view from the Orion module:
Carroll Crater. I'm not crying, you're crying shut up.
Apollo 13 distance record broken. Neat.

At this point I'm going to say that recording all ICE activity is your civic duty:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/minnesota-ice-shooting-video.html

Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account

Prosecutors did not watch video of the shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said.

The New York Times

checking my work email in the morning like

(this is a mua joke).

re-implementing vxworks loginDefaultEncrypt() in Rust for...reasons.
Finally learning myself a little bit of Rust...wish me luck.
"How observing Vibe Coders cured my Imposter Syndrome"