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.

I know I’ve posted a lot of engineering roles in my past posts, here’s one for folks who are looking for a governance, risk and compliance role… We're hiring an experienced Senior Director for Technical Risk and Compliance.  This role is based out of Sunnyvale (no remote, no other cities).

I'm back in Bangalore, looking forward to meeting our LinkedIn teams. As a reminder we're hiring in Bangalore, with more roles to come in 2025:

All I want for Christmas is to work with YOU - seriously. We need your help to ensure the security of over 1 billion members. LinkedIn InfoSec has lots of open roles, with even more to come in 2025.

Tell grandpa to download Signal signal.org/download/ ! The FBI strongly suggested against using SMS (text messaging) for communication due to what's presumed to be a significant compromise of the domestic telecommunications network.

🦃 happy thanksgiving 🦃

Way back in August I chatted with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) about OpenSSF 's role in the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), check it out below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY4m... #cybersecurity #opensourcesoftware

I'm spinning up a new podcast that will launch in the New Year. Do you have people that you've not heard speak, or would like to hear more from? Drop me a line as I'm building out my schedule. #security #podcast

Wise words from @jeefy.dev

NEW BOOK ALERT I enjoyed working with Arun during my time at OpenSSF. One of our collaborations was a book. Fostering Open Source Culture hits shelves next month!!! Find out more information, including how to grab a copy here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/announ... #opensourcesoftware #cybersecurity

Thank you to all military and veterans who help to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. At LinkedIn we provide a number of tools and network opportunities for active duty, guard, reservists, veterans, military spouses and many others.

We’re exactly one week away from the 2024 US Presidential Election. I’ve voted, I hope you will too. More info iamavoter.com #vote #2024election

Come see this guy… If you’re going to SecTor, check out my keynote at 9:00am today (10/24) at the Metro Toronto Convention Center: The XZ-Utils Backdoor: A Case Study in Software Supply Chain Security and Social Engineering

Been a while since I did this commute… but totally worth it for @hypatia.bsky.social 's keynote on Protecting Canadian Democracy at 9am!!!

SecTor is this week!!! Come check out @hypatia.bsky.social 's keynote on Protecting Canadian Democracy 10/23 at 9am and mine on xz-utils 10/24 at 9am. SecTor is at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, register here: www.blackhat.com/sector/2024/... #sector2024 #cybersecurity #opensource

The job market is tough, I’m gifting 6 months of LinkedIn Premium subscriptions, first come, first serve. See more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/omkhar... #free #hiring #linkedinpremium #opentowork #jobs #cybersecurity

What’s that? You want MORE jobs? 🧵 I posted a bunch of cybersecurity jobs at LinkedIn yesterday, check them out : www.linkedin.com/posts/omkhar...

Are you looking for a job in cybersecurity? Do you want to create economic opportunities for every member of the global workforce? Does connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful sound amazing? Do you want to work with me ?

If you’ll be at SecTor 2024, come check out @hypatia.bsky.social on October 23, and my keynote on October 24! I’ve known Leigh for years, and I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to present at the same conference as her, Here’s what to expect at SecTor : www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...