Friendly smart people starter pack
Folks in tech, infosec, natsec, quality media, academia, and other areas to make you feel welcome in the bsky landing zone. Updated regularly, so please check back.
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@thepacketrat.net
@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
@joshuatopolsky.com
A man in trouble. Founded The Verge, The Outline, & Input. Rebooted Gawker. Co-created Vox Media. Runs Sherwood. Makes rave music. Likes beautiful things. Hates schedules.
@chuckwendig.bsky.social
I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. The next book is THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, April 2025. Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 48-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
@rosemarymosco.com
Nature comics (Bird and Moon). Books about nature. Talks. Bird facts. rosemarymosco.com She/her.
@carnage4life.bsky.social
Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
@arstechnica.com
Original news, reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech.
@joeuchill.bsky.social
Potential game show contestant. Former Axios, The Hill, Passcode. Founder of the Codebook cybersecurity newsletter. Once got lost in a Starbucks.
@amit.wtf
Software and hardware hacker, (in)security researcher, musician,MTB/Gravel cyclist,politics nerd. Not necessarily in that order.▪️Security research lead at that (other) bird company ▪️Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@0xamit English/עברית/Poco español
@0x0.boo
Security. People matter most. Creator of news.0x0.boo 📰 Bluesky Signal group invite 🔗 signal.0x0.boo #TeslaTakedown
@lookitup.baby
Kubernetes SIG Security co-chair, container escape artist, aurora chaser, goose in the mainframe. Minneapolis. They/them. Stay punk 🏴 MSP feed info here: https://bsky.app/profile/lookitup.baby/post/3lapkhevr222w
@handle.invalid
🐦 Twitter @rswestmoreland | 🐘Mastadon: @rswestmoreland@infosec.exchange Creator of the @unfollowbugbot over on twitter. Chief Security Architect for SilverSky, founder of SIEMPlexus, lead developer of outSOC. I love plants and science.
@thepacketrat.net
Birb stalker. Cat tree. Cyber Threat Researcher. Recovering cyber and natsec journalist. Navy vet. Meme war survivor. Creator of CyberThreaterator and Sean's Vuln Emotes (SVE) #Baltimore @thepacketrat everywhere since 1994. https://falling-anvil.com