Patrick Walsh

@zmre
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I love the outdoors, technology and learning. I like to make things whether companies, apps, or tree houses. I am an advocate for privacy and security. Hobbies range from photography to lock picking. I'm the co-founder and CEO of IronCore Labs where we build tools for developers to better protect the data in their apps.
Works atIronCore Labs
Works asCEO
Current residenceColorado, USA
Patrick WalshMay 5
IronCore LabsMay 5
When it comes to #cryptography, the real trick is handling the encryption keys. It's seemingly simple, but deceptively complex. https://ironcorelabs.com/blog/2026/encryption-key-management-ninety-percent/
Key Management Is 90% of the Problem

The world's top cryptographers lost their own election key. Here's why key management, not encryption algorithms, is where the practical problems lie.

IronCore Labs
Patrick WalshMay 5
IronCore LabsMay 5
Nice blog post by IBM's Alex Soto breaking down how approximate distance preserving #encryption (ADCPE) protects data in RAG workflows and #AI. Thank you! https://developer.ibm.com/articles/java-vector-embeddings-encryption/
Protecting AI embedding vectors by using approximate distance preserving encryption for RAG applications

Protect embedding vectors from reverse-engineering attacks using distance-comparison-preserving symmetric encryption (DCPE). Learn to implement DCPE in Java with IronCore Labs Alloy SDK for secure RAG applications.

IBM Developer
Patrick WalshMay 5
If you couldn't make the #snowfroc conference this year, I've got you covered. I made a clean recording of my talk, #hacking #AI-enabled apps. And there are some positive trends in there for AI #security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki5VOTmT81w
SnowFROC 2026 - Hacking AI-Enabled Apps

YouTube
Patrick WalshApr 20
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhDApr 19
totally fascinated by this protest in Western Sahara. It is illegal to display the flag, so activists tied them to feral cats. Troops had to ridiculously chase cats around to confiscate them. A brilliant "dilemma action". ht @HiddenBrain https://www.hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-to-change-the-world/
Patrick WalshApr 17
mcdwayneApr 17
They really leaned into the Snow part of #SnowFROC this year at The Cable Center in Denver...
Patrick WalshApr 15
Looking forward to giving my talk at #SnowFROC on Friday on hacking AI-enabled apps and how to harden your app if you're integrating AI. Lots of demos, deep dive into #OpenClaw, and some interesting results. Hope to see you there! https://snowfroc.com
SNOWFROC '26 - Where Cybersecurity Meets the Slopes

Join us April 16-17, 2026 at Denver Cable Center for the premier cybersecurity conference in the Rockies

Patrick WalshMar 20
I'll be in and around RSA next week meeting with partners, customers, and others. Reach out and let me know if you'll be there, too.
Patrick WalshFeb 21
Electronic Frontier FoundationFeb 21
After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Patrick WalshFeb 21
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhDFeb 21
Your Internet fiber is a microphone and a tracking device. Unless you use angle-terminated connectors to kill the Rayleigh backscatter, the glass can eavesdrop on what you say and where you stand. https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss-paper/hiding-an-ear-in-plain-sight-on-the-practicality-and-implications-of-acoustic-eavesdropping-with-telecom-fiber-optic-cables/
Hiding an Ear in Plain Sight: On the Practicality and Implications of Acoustic Eavesdropping with Telecom Fiber Optic Cables - NDSS Symposium

NDSS Symposium
Patrick WalshJan 24
Patrick C Miller Jan 24
Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/
Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models  

In an exclusive interview, the AI pioneer shares his plans for his new Paris-based company, AMI Labs.

MIT Technology Review