My Writing

• Cloud How to Deploy Your Own Algo VPN Server in the DigitalOcean Cloud
  Tunneling connections through a VPN in a public cloud helps conceal your origin and safeguard traffic when performing security research or connecting over untrusted networks. Algo VPN is an...
• Product Management What's It Like to Join a Startup's Executive Team?
  Joining a startup's executive team involves gaining situational awareness by talking with colleagues, board members, and customers to understand the company's real state. The early period also...
• Malware Disambiguate "Zero-Day" Before Considering Countermeasures
  The term "zero-day" can refer to vulnerabilities for which no patch exists, or to malware with no known detection pattern—two distinct threats requiring different countermeasures. Using "zero-day" as...
• Malware The History of Fileless Malware - Looking Beyond the Buzzword
  Defenders apply "fileless malware" to various evasion techniques, far beyond its 2001 in-memory definition. Walk through the malware samples from Code Red to PyLoose so we can understand what this...
• Malware Analysis Joining Minerva Labs to Keep Malware in Check
  Anti-malware products can employ deception-based approaches, such as fooling malware into thinking it's running in an analysis sandbox or simulating infection markers that specimens check to avoid...
• Career Reflections of a Security Professional: Podcast Interview
  A career in information security involves learning from failures, being inspired by others, and developing business and communication skills alongside technical expertise. Professional certifications...