Are you a privacy engineer or work with privacy engineers? Would you like to learn more about probably engineering? Boy do I have a conference for you! PEPR, the conference on privacy engineering, practice, and respect, is happening June 1-2 in Santa Clara, CA. www.usenix.org/conference/p...

Vulns are getting packed up github.com/ImageMagick/... #iykyk #cybersecurity #opensourcesoftware

Mee-thos? Meye-thos? Mi-thos? A month in, I still couldn't tell you. The loudest opinions on AI vulnerability research almost never come from the people actually using it or contributing to making the world more secure.

“I went from negative to positive.” - Biggie Smalls, BedStuy Motivational Speaker That came up near the end of my conversation with Cameron on The Defender’s Journal, and it probably says more about my career than any title ever has.

Me right now while doing vuln research

"Do you know the ledge?" Rakim - Long Island 0-day Researcher The last 10 days, everyone's had an opinion on Mythos and GPT 5.4-Cyber.

Most security tools slow you down. Most fast tools ignore security. We wanted both. So we built Workcell. It started with a few co-conspirators asking: "How do we vibe code at yolo speed and not get owned?"

Happy tax day to all those who observe :lolsob:

Coding agents are powerful. They’re also one bad boundary away from self-compromising your machine. I wanted the speed of “YOLO mode” without giving up isolation, so I built Workcell. With a lot of help from Codex, Claude, Gemini, and Rick, it’s now out: github.com/omkhar/workc...

A few years ago, when I was working at @openssf.org , we partnered with @darpa.mil on the AI Cyber Challenge. Yesterday's news from @anthropic.com about Mythos and Glasswing both highlight the opportunity that we saw, and the primary reason we were so focused on securing open source software.

"Code Rules Everything Around Me, CREAM" - Method Man, Chief AI Scientist, Wu-Tang Clan Code got cheaper. Engineering didn’t.

AI coding agents : Claude Code, Codex, Copilot and their kin are changing how software gets built. Faster. Smarter. More autonomous. And that's exactly what keeps me up at night.

Check out www.skscholarship.com for more information about the S&K Scholarship, as well as to read about the impact that the scholarship has had on recipients. #cybersecurity #scholarship

Maryam. Shaunda. Fulgence. Nikoloz. 🎉 Sabrina and I started the @skscholarship.com because this field needs more people like you. So proud. Go build something the world needs. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nyutan...

Cybersecurity loves talking about pipeline problems. Scholarships are what fixing one looks like. Sabrina and I started the @skscholarship.com to help underrepresented people get a fair shot. Spring 2026 scholars are up next. #IWD2026 #GiveToGain

We've also assisted through anonymous contributions benefiting underserved communities pursuing STEM education. How are you serving your community? #mlkday

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The @skscholarship.com has supported 30 students in achieving their goals at NYU over the last five years.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?" -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As we get over vibe code peak hype, many folks are discovering a new kind of software engineering. Slop Ops*: Turning what the LLMs have generated into performant, robust, maintainable code. What’s your Slop Ops:Vibe Code time spent ratio? *Saw this on the internet somewhere, must be true.

We're thrilled to announce our Fall 2025 @skscholarship.com recipients! These exceptional students represent the future of cybersecurity and embody our mission to build a more inclusive and diverse engineering community: Jenna Nandlall Nishat Islam Sai Anirudh Kondaveeti

The NYU Tandon Cyber Fellows 2025 Fall Semester begins soon, stay tuned for our next cohort of S&K Scholarship recipients!

$8.8 trillion. Yes, with a T. In 2024, my friend Frank Nagle (et al.) at Harvard Business School dropped a paper titled The Value of Open Source Software www.hbs.edu/ris/Publicat...

Happy 4th of July! Taken at my citizenship ceremony, years ago.

Canada Happy Canada Day! As we celebrate Canada's birthday, I appeal to all patriotic Canadians to speak to your member's of parliament to get rid of Bill C-2.

omkhar PSA's ahead of the holiday week: 1) Price of oxtail is too high. 2) Plural of oxtail, is "oxtail dem" Thank you for listening.

Canadians, pay attention: Bill C-2 is a quiet threat to your privacy and civil liberties. With so much happening around the world, it’s easy to miss what’s going on in our own backyard. But Bill C-2, now in the House of Commons, deserves your attention.

Oh hey, I'm speaking at that! Come one, come all, USENIX Security is a fantastic conference and I'm so excited that there's an Enigma track for talks about big ideas in security. (I'm planning to talk about a bunch of lessons I learned the hard way after I left academia, but open to suggestions!)

Do you want to hear about AI, open source and the future of work at the Empire State Building?

What an incredible experience spending time with the young professionals at LinkedIn WIT [In]spire Day!

“The biggest issue with AI hallucinations is tech influencers hallucinating about what AI can actually do.“ Paraphrased from a thing I saw on the Internet once.

“You’d rather be on the ground wishing you were in the sky than in the sky wishing you were on the ground.” Years ago, I was flying from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) on Air Canada. As one does, I found myself complaining about the flight delays.

Years ago, I had the privilege of working for Pat at JPMorgan Chase. Today, he’s the CISO — and still setting the standard.

At LinkedIn, we believe in using all aspects of technology including open source software (you've heard of Kafka, right?) and AI to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.

“If you’ve used the Internet today, chances are you’ve used something I worked on” That’s my ice breaker, and I’m really proud of it. However, I’m even more proud of where I came from. Shout out to my buddy Neilesh for the best gift. Where you from?

* Do you use Signal Messenger ?
* Have you wanted to make sure you’re “clean on OPSEC”?

I’ve been a bit cynical about where LLMs can add value. *groans in the back about Omkhar’s cynical views. I’m trying to learn Rust and I built some toy code as part of the process. On a whim I asked ChatGPT to “optimize my code”.

I once caused an international incident—in the middle of an assembly at the UN! At LinkedIn, we often ask, “Tell me something about yourself that isn’t on your LinkedIn profile.” as an icebreaker in meetings.

Last year @arungupta.bsky.social invited me to contribute a chapter about @openssf.org to his book Fostering Open Source Culture. I received my copy a couple of weeks ago!

Are you interested in software engineering, leadership and/or cybersecurity? Are you in NYC on April 16? Wanna hang out at the Empire State Building?

Omkhar’s cybersecurity lesson of the day: OPSEC > everything. #cybersecurity #opsec

When did HOWTOs get replaced with YouTube? #askingforafriend #oldgeek

Today, we observe International Women’s Day by celebrating the achievements of women and continuing our advocacy for gender equality.

Reminder of our 12 seasons, New Yorkers

“Speak simply, and focus delivering effortless solutions to complex problems” This was the best advice I’ve ever received about work.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in a fireside chat at the LinkedIn Bellevue office. Towards the end of the Q&A session, a software engineer early in their career asked me, “What is the most important skill to learn?” #careeradvice #getstuffdone #jobs #hiring

Our Super Bowl LIX MVP - Kendrick Lamar

Nope. Not how encryption, freedom, democracy or privacy works. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #cryptography #privacy

I had a fantastic time visiting LinkedIn HQ and Bellevue last week, culminating in an amazing fireside chat with Ben and Kutta. During the fireside chat Kutta and I spoke about our career paths and the importance of curiosity and craft.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

I hope Santa brought you what you wanted. If you’re still looking for the perfect gift, I humbly suggest a role in InfoSec at LinkedIn. We have an amazing mission to keep over a billion members and customers secure everyday. We’re still hiring with many more roles to come in 2025.