Starter Packs
Created by Lisa Forte (1)
Cool accounts I like
Thought I ought to do my bit on here and make a starter pack too. These are just accounts I enjoy reading or interacting with.
@vxundergroundre.bsky.social
The largest collection of malware source code, samples, and papers on the internet. Password: infected (unofficial, this is a bot! Maintained by @yjb.bsky.social, the bot can't handle retweets, video, and maybe a few other things)
@cliffords.net
He/Him ADHD fueled freelance Microsoft security/compliance consultant and trainer. Father, husband, herder of cats.
@tzomb1e.bsky.social
Senior Incident Response Analyst, wannabe threat hunter, DFIR, and ethical hacker. Anything said or shared is my opinion.
@rsbir.ch
DFIR guy, youmightknowmefromWMC2014. Kalmarunionen CTF team member. AKA @Hacks4Packs, ask me about Hafnium. Admin Rights are Human Rights.
@vulphaeros.bsky.social
Information Security Analyst | VR Enthusiast | Shitposter | Nature lover | astrophotographer
@portablerockart.bsky.social
Ret. IT problem-solver/recovering Bronxling, now petrified wood whisperer/SME in portable rock art of eastern Colorado. INFP Bodhisattva-in-training just trying to maintain my equanimity. Be kind to animals, and please, no DMs here (use LinkedIn).
@andybolton.bsky.social
Another refugee from Twitter/Meta. Pro: woke, rejoin, resist, science, empathy, liberalism, DEI; Anti: fascism, racism, oligarchy, fake-Christians, ignorance, poverty. OU physics student (Cert APS), genealogist, bibliophile, LGBT+ ally, wannabe Cornish.
@maninthehat.bsky.social
Canadian cybersecurity practitioner pilot and general causer of mischief.
@sback.it
Tweeting about my personal opinions; RT or Following ≠ endorsement. Professor of Empirical Software Engineering at the University of Zurich. Bolognese.
@rya.nc
Hacker. Enby. Administrative inconvenience. Purveyor of technically sophisticated shitposts. Suing the UK for more gender, help with my legal bills: https://enby.org.uk/ Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc Non-binary trans androgynous (they/them)
@jmo-dk.bsky.social
SaaS/CTO advisor and owner of @allthebits.bsky.social. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmidtgaard/ 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱
@nikhall.bsky.social
Into science, AI, cybersecurity and tech. Also into the wonderful mess called humans in all their diversity. 🌈🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@allyscoop.bsky.social
Food & travel adventuress on 7 continents, 104 countries/microstates/territories/enclaves/exclaves & counting! (she/her)
@swiftsecur.bsky.social
Security Researcher and Technical Director of Offensive Security at @6degreesgroup | Red Team | Penetration Testing | Reversing | DFIR | Views are my own.
@antitree.com
Process isolationist, k8s security, ᴎo-prem, software supply chain, trust denier 🔸Chainguard Product Security 🔸Rochester 2600, IOIOIO Security 🔸Former: ❄️, NCC Group, Hackerspace starter, BSidesROC organizer
@cybdetective.bsky.social
Every day I write about #osint (Open Source Intelligence) tools and techniques. Also little bit about forensics and other cybersecurity related themes
@cyberfirstne.bsky.social
Pioneering NE partnership of academia and industry drivers who are committed to providing a life changing programme to inspire and enable our future talent. https://cyberfirstnortheast.co.uk
@sarahasmith.bsky.social
Microsoft Chief Security Advisor, Keynote Speaker & Host, Best-selling Author, Lover of Doggos 🐶 🇬🇧
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@miketalonnyc.bsky.social
Professional Nerd - have been known to do security things. Partly Cloudy. Work from home astronaut. Posts are my own and don't represent anyone but me (and that's probably a good thing).
@pubkraal.com
CISO en security manager, Founder CaaS. Hacken en antihacken, maar vooral shitposten
@brentsudeck.com
Cyber guy, likes photography, dogs, cats... whatever. CEO of TrustPoint Cyber @trustpointcyber.com
@vegard.waerp.net
From Norway. I work in infosec, but my interests are all over the place. Married to @auntie85.bsky.social. Posting personal projects at @vegardmakes.com Post and reposts both in English and Norwegian.
@cybersisters.bsky.social
Cyber Sisters Series🎙️ Hosts Sarah Armstrong-Smith & Lisa Forte The Voices Shaping Global Security Watch The Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@cybersistersseries https://www.cybernewsgroup.co.uk/cyber-sisters/
@aussiastronomer.bsky.social
Caltech/IPAC Planet Hunter | Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute | @TEDFellow | Science consultant | General Nerd | My views are not the views of NASA | She/her
@edburmila.bsky.social
Ex- lots of things. Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
@djrothkopf.bsky.social
Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
@esqueer.net
Transgender Menace 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her. Sometimes anti-social, always anti-fascist.
@sethabramson.bsky.social
Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds), former CNN and BBC analyst, poet, retired journalism professor. 👤: sethabramson.net/bio ⚖️: sethabramson.substack.com 🕹: retrostack.substack.com 🎶: houndsmusic.substack.com
@couts.bsky.social
security & investigations editor at @WIRED.com, send tips and/or dog pics Signal: couts.01
@jadeforster.bsky.social
Cancer genomics research, interest in clinical translational work, Oxford Nanopore sequencing and mRNA modifications. Gin/tea enthusiast.
@staceyholleran.bsky.social
Working at the intersection of cybersecurity, B2B tech, and media/comms | ATL based, WI accent | Dog enthusiast | Above the clouds is my happy place | It’s the guns | Also on Mastodon @infosec.exchange
@arstechnica.com
Original news, reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech.
@pyroguy-uk.bsky.social
Fire Spinnin Security Engineering Leader, Breaker of things, Builder of stuff, Model builder, BSidesNcl & dc44191 Elder, infosecbots Technowomble, Techlotmenter he/him