Welcome to Cybersecurity and Growth. I’m a reformed black hat computer hacker who has been involved in cybersecurity for over 10 years. I’ve contributed to over 100 bug bounty programs and have been featured on Vice, Computer Weekly, WSJ, Euro News, Psybersafe, Darknet Diaries, Cybersecurity Ventures, and more. I run this personal newsletter to share my thoughts on different cybersecurity-related events.
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Here's Some Ways I’ve Reformed:
Held position 11 out of 25,000+ researchers on a bug bounty platform
Contributed to over 100 managed and unmanaged bug bounty programs.
Helped remediate around 3,100 web-application vulnerabilities.
Founded a cyber threat intelligence platform with 10,000+ users
Collaborated with CIRT teams, sysadmins, and government agencies.
Responsible for 30+ CVE publications.
Here's Some Publications For You:
Here's Some Other Security Research:
CVE-2023-1372
CVE-2023-1374
Microsoft Hall of Fame
Esri Hall of Fame
BBC Hall of Fame
Sony Hall of Fame
Adobe Hall of Fame
AT&T Hall of Fame
Deutsche Telekom Hall of Fame
United Nations Hall of Fame
Duke Hall of Fame
AOL Hall of Fame
University of Twente Hall of Fame
Houzz Hall of Fame
Other Information
I'm happy to comment in the media and contribute to written publications. However, I don't do public speaking. I tried it once and didn't like it. Additionally — I don't do podcasts anymore unless they're about current industry issues or conversations.
