Information Security Cognoscenti
A list of people who say valuable things about information security.
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@danielkennedy74.bsky.social
@rebeccaherold.bsky.social
The Privacy Professor(R)| Privacy&Security Brainiacs(R) SaaS Svcs|Infosec/Privacy/IT Engineer|Entrepreneur|Consulting|Expert witness|Writer|privacysecuritybrainiacs.com IA res; KC Chiefs & IN Fever fan; love animals, hiking, castles, music, art, history
@garymarcus.bsky.social
AI and cognitive science, Founder and CEO (Geometric Intelligence, acquired by Uber). 8 books including Guitar Zero, Rebooting AI and Taming Silicon Valley. Newsletter (50k subscribers): garymarcus.substack.com
@stevehunt.bsky.social
3D Artist and Twitter refugee. If you follow me and don't have a profile picture or any history in your feed, then I'm probably blocking you. Sorry.
@markehr.bsky.social
Industry analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence 451Research focused on cloud security, SecOps, AI. Opinions are my own.
@stiennon.bsky.social
Industry analyst. Author. Curator of data on the entire cybersecurity industry.
@carnal0wnage.bsky.social
Red Team, Hacking, Purple Teaming, AI, Stocks, Metaphysics, Plant Medicine, cryptocurrency
@mfratto.bsky.social
Yep, *that* mfratto from Twitter. Treasurer for the Syracuse Astronomical Society. Amateur astronomer doing visual and electronically assisted work. 3D modeler. Incompetent programmer in 13 languages. I build stuff. Learning Korean.
@jviega.bsky.social
CEO of Crash Override. GCM-AES. Gnu Mailman. Building Secure Software, OpenSSL book, ...
@krypt3ia.bsky.social
Gen X, Polymath, Doctor of Divinity, Scottish Lord, OSINT & Intelligence Eldar, Itinerant Cyber Hobo, Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Member, T.E. Lawrence Society Member, Infamous Jihadi Offender, Blogger blocked in Russia A.I. Prompt Whisperer Cited in n
@secbarbie.bsky.social
Partner at @UrbaneSec, DJ, Lover of Fine Dining, Certified Sommelier, Digital Airstream Nomad.#RTR🐘 #streamingeagle | She/Her | 💖 💜 💙
@philvenables.bsky.social
@shpantzer.bsky.social
@secshoggoth.bsky.social
Incident Response, Forensics, Malware Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Cyber Security, RPG, Geek, Nerd, #DFIR Opinions are my own and not those of my employer.
@cyb3rops.bsky.social
Placeholder profile : https://x.com/cyb3rops | glad to be in this respectful safe space | vi/vim
@andrewsmhay.bsky.social
COO, CISO, problem solver, team builder, silo breaker, data geek, international public speaker, competitive powerlifter, and proud husband.
@etherealmind.bsky.social
Retired. Was Open Analyst, IT Architect/engineer. Described as “not a total arsehole” by more than one person. https://packetpushers.net
@kjhiggins.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Dark Reading, but most of my family & friends have no clue what I do.
@taosecurity.bsky.social
Former USAF intel officer. Early info war practitioner. Created GE-CIRT. Mandiant's first CISO. #NetworkSecurityMonitoring for @corelight-inc. Author. Latest books #ad amzn.to/3B2AcMc
@chuckmiller.bsky.social
Located in Central Indiana. Work in public health IT. Obsessed with the weather. Know a lot about 70s and 80s music and TV. Democrat voter because we gotta keep the worst people out of office. Will try not to make this another shitpost account.
@sawaba.bsky.social
🎙️ Enterprise Security Weekly Podcast Host, 🤝 BSides Knoxville Founder, 🗣️ IANS Research Faculty, 🍳 Cooking, 🏎️ F1, ⛰️ Hiking
@benrothke.bsky.social
I do information security, risk management and other tech stuff. Co-author of new book: The Definitive Guide to PCI DSS Version 4: Documentation, Compliance, and Management. https://amzn.to/3WhEfh1
@mainframed767.bsky.social
Mainframe pentester extraordinaire. I'm not really here though. Catch me over on mastodon @mainframed767@infosec.exchange Enjoy hell site 2.0
@secureideas.bsky.social
I am a nerd that started a company almost 15 years ago. Secure Ideas is a security consulting firm focused on helping clients have the best penetration testing experience. I am also an IANS faculty member and currently an OWASP global board member.
@iiamit.bsky.social
CEO & Co-Founder. Entrepreneur, hacker, executive, and general trouble maker/seeker/solver. Board member @BSidesLV. Keynote speaker. Views are my own.
@cherrysheriff.bsky.social
Freelance Artist, currently working in comics and Illustration.
@teksquisite.bsky.social
Oregon 📝 #infosec writer, editor, & sometimes social media strategist— for cybersecurity startups. Mass protests now🤺 /Country over party 😎
@wallcloud.bsky.social
SOO at NWS Memphis. CRP-AMA-SJT-MEG. University of Oklahoma. Meteorologist by birth. Opinions are my own. -KF5MXA-
@huttonalexander.bsky.social
Opinions here are not my employers or even necessarily my own. I once did risk and data breach things. Hacker Pyramid champ 2017. I once won a Primey.
@neutrino.bsky.social
@InGuardians CEO, Bustakube, Peirates, BastilleLinux, #kubernetes @BlackHatEvents Trainer,#neurodivergent fam, he/him, jaybeale@infosec.exchange
@alexcp.bsky.social
Cybersecurity data storytelling. DBIR at Verizon Business. Previously serial founder and parallel shitposter. He/him.
@adamshostack.bsky.social
Threat modeling. BH Review Board. Affiliate Professor, UW. Fixed autorun. Helped create CVE. Not sure why we're building graphs on yet another (effectively) centralized system. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack
@spacerog.bsky.social
I fight for the user. | L0pht Heavy Industries - ATStake - Whacked Mac Archives - Hacker News Network - Cyber Squirrel 1 | IBM X-Force
@gattaca.bsky.social
Grump, keynote, breaker of things, dad, creator of (-:|3, OG, raconteur, gentleman spy, investor, whisky distillery owner
@mediaphyter.bsky.social
Cyber. Horror. Cats. Magic. Raconteur. Comedienne. Exhausted. Personal account.
@danielmiessler.bsky.social
AI / Security Researcher and Entrepreneur. Founder/CEO of Unsupervised Learning. Building AI that upgrades humans.
@dennisf.bsky.social
Gentleman of leisure. I wrote two of the best books you haven't read. Friend of hackers. https://decipher.sc
@mroesch.bsky.social
👨💼CEO @ Netography ⛵️Sailor 🔭Amateur Astronomer 📷(Very) Amateur Photographer 🐷 The Snort Guy 📍 Annapolis
@rmogull.com
Cloud security, hacker, run/bike/drown, TK11940 in the 501st, itinerant disaster paramedic, private pilot, and other stuff. @rmogull on Signal SVP of Cloud Security at FireMon. CEO of Securosis. Both totally made up titles. https://slaw.securosis.com
@lennyzeltser.com
Advances cybersecurity. Grows tech businesses. Fights malware. CISO at Axonius. Faculty Fellow at SANS Institute. Creator of REMnux. https://zeltser.com
@brianhonan.bsky.social
Irish cybersecurity pro, author, speaker, and commentator. CEO of BH Consulting, Head of Ireland's first CSIRT - IRISSCERT, member of ENISA Advisory Group, & former Special Advisor on CyberSecurity to Europol. PGP ID 0xF1B5CF7D
@burgessct.bsky.social
30+yrs w/CIA🕵️♂️ | ✍️ Burgess Writing: NatSec/Espionage/Insider/Cyber and more | Co-Author Book 📕 Secrets Stolen Fortunes Lost https://www.burgessct.com/about/bio-christopher/
@quine.bsky.social
Wearer of several infosec name tags & hairnets over the last 20+ years. Opinions (and the like) are mine.
@indi303.bsky.social
Red Teamer, Business Owner, Hacker, CEO, Investor, Cybersecurity, dog dad, Lares, Breachquest, Liability, B-sides co-founder, @TEDalumni , kinda canadian, #303
@dragostech.bsky.social
Autonomous Carbon Based LLM with 42 years of tuning on Information Attack and Defense. Host of CanSecWest, and PacSec. Security audits, code, IR, LLM, red team consulting. Specialize in Firmware, and RF. VA7MOV
@rootkovska.bsky.social
Embracing technology to enhance cognition. Trying to understand how minds work. Maps & exploration of various spaces. Golem Foundation. Previously: Qubes OS, hardware/virtualization/OS security research.
@fsmontenegro.bsky.social
Security technologist, always curious, industry analyst and practice lead at Futurum, trying to do the best I can re:work/life balance, etc… Work: Interplay between cybersecurity and economics is my catnip. Non-work: family, friends, golf, volleyball.
@patrickcmiller.bsky.social
Critical Infrastructure & Industrial Security Advisor. Ampyx Cyber CEO. Public speaker. Airport dweller. Recovering regulator. BEERISAC coin 001. CCI US Coordinator. Former SANS Instructor. #ICS #OT #NERCCIP #NIST #IEC62443 #NIS2 #CRA #SlavaUkraini
@dljohnston.bsky.social
Anglican priest (TEC) in WV. Host of https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsNecessary . College ministry enthusiast. Charles Wesley hymn appreciater. Wife guy to @colleener.bsky.social Inclusive orthodoxy. Birding. (he/him)
@egyp7.bsky.social
I like juggling, Bash, chess puzzles, and good exploits. Worked on Metasploit for some years. 💙💜🩷 @egypt@mastodon.social
@hdm.io
CEO and founder of runZero.com, previously the founder and lead developer of Metasploit, a CSO, a consultant, and the head of various security research teams. Contact info, presentations, and more at https://hdm.io/
@mubix.com
(he/him) Dad / Husband / Marine / Student / Teacher / @Hak5 / @NoVAHackers / @SiliconHBO / @NationalCCDC / @MARFORCYBER Auxiliary
@cje.io
founder @bugcrowd && co-founder @disclose_io || hacker, entrepreneur, executive, advisor || عصا موسى || #w00w00
@paperghost.bsky.social
Award winning security researcher | 7 time Microsoft MVP | Google Hall of Fame | Music and video | UK Immigration (family reunion) https://soundcloud.com/umawing
@jwgoerlich.bsky.social
I’m the unflinchingly optimistic graybeard, wandering in this cyber dystopia. InfoSec, cybersecurity, futurist, strategist, chaotic good. The views expressed are my own. Sometimes humorously.
@jjx.therealjj.com
Author "Wireless Security Architecture" and "Low Tech Hacking" | Speaker | CISO CTO @ViszenSecurity.com | Packet Protector 🎙️| @CISOLaunch.com | Security Architecture, Network, WiFi, IoT, Zero Trust | Faculty @IANS_security | www.SecurityUncorked.com
@steved3.io
Father. Grandpa. Geek. Hacker. Former journalist. Security researcher. CMO @BSidesLV.org Member: Curated Intel
@shehackspurple.bsky.social
Best-selling author of Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding & Alice and Bob Learn Application Security. Secure Code Trainer - Nerd @Semgrep #AppSec she/her https://shehackspurple.ca 🌻
@lcamtuf.coredump.cx
Substack: http://lcamtuf.substack.com/archive Homepage: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx
@evilpacket.net
Not a cog of the machine. Hacker / Farmer. I have a history of building & breaking things. Prev: Code4rena, Okta, Auth0, GitHub, npm, ^lift, &yet, Symantec. Pioneered BlindXSS & DVCS Pillaging npm audit is my fault.
@hrbrmstr.dev
a.k.a. boB Rudis • 🇺🇦 Pampa • Don't look at me…I do what he does—just slower. #rstats #js #duckdb #goavuncular•👨🍳•✝️• 💤• Varaforseti í Gögn Vísindi @ GreyNoise • 47-watch.com • https://stormwatch.ing • https://dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev • Maine🦞
@hackinglz.hackpwn.net
CTO @TrustedSec.com | Former Optiv/SecureWorks/Accuvant Labs/Redspin | Race cars
@ddz.bsky.social
I drink amari and I know things. $ddz LMDDGTFY: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dino+dai+zovi NYC/BK
@mattjay.com
Friendly neighborhood cybersecurity guy | expect infosec news, appsec, cloud, dfir. | Long Island elder emo in ATX. vulnu.com <- sign up for my weekly cybersecurity newsletter
@lawyerliz.bsky.social
Adviser, lawyer, and sometimes cybersecurity circus ringmaster - my monkeys fly.
@viss.hax.lol
Viss from twitter and mastodon.social. startup founder, hotsauce guy, public speaker eater of pineapple on pizza, listener of ska, flooper of quads internet grandpa, former sysadmin turned infosec https://phobos.io/rtg/ https://ravenholmspices.etsy.com
@rikferguson.com
Immigrant. VP Security Intelligence @Forescout, Co-founder @RespectInSec. Board @vaultree, Cybersecurity Futurist, Researcher, Award-winning writer/producer. He/Him. Pussy in bio. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
rotatingsandwiches.com / batting around podcast / i am probably not asking for cooking advice
@kashhill.bsky.social
Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology & people done wrong by A.I. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. (Yes, in my head it will always be All Your Face Are Belong To Us)
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
@agreenberg.bsky.social
Writer for WIRED. Author of SANDWORM. New book, TRACERS IN THE DARK: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, out now. agreenberg@wired.com. Andy.01 on Signal.
@dmitri.silverado.org
Geopolitics, Russia, China, Cyber Chairman @silverado.org Author of WorldOnTheBrink.com Host GeopoliticsDecanted.com podcast Founder Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS Co-Founder CrowdStrike @DAlperovitch elsewhere
@ridt.bsky.social
Author of ACTIVE MEASURES, RISE OF THE MACHINES, CYBER WAR WILL NOT TAKE PLACE, "Attributing Cyber Attacks," more. Johns Hopkins, Alperovitch Institute.
@textfiles.com
Free-Range Archivist at the Internet Archive. TEXTFILES.COM guy. Documentary and Podcast creator. Troublemaker.
@mattblaze.org
Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. So-called expert on election security and a few other things. Slow photographer. RF nerd. Occasionally blogs at https://mattblaze.org/blog