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Followers
68
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

📊 Post engagement

21
Avg engagement / post
30.9%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Just finished up another fun SE/physical onsite pentest. Physic · 65 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.1 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
🔥 Top post Just finished up another fun SE/physical onsite pentest. Physical security at this location was TIGHT. Some of the best I've ever seen. iClass SEOS with Elite Keys; downgrade disabled, Mantrap-style turnstiles with reverse-tailgate detection, ADA doors require manual unlock fro… ★ 65
At what point does it stop being "gossip" and start being "studying history"? ★ 1 I know there's plenty of better reasons for this, but I just cancelled my Spotify subscription. Half of my suggestions this week are AI generated sludge. The other half is stuff that was obviously there because someone paid to have it put… Dumb/million dollar idea. Link Spotify and Lyft accounts. When you request a ride it sends your favorite playlist to the driver so they can have music you like playing when they pick you up. It's Christmas morning. That means gingerbread waffles One of my favorite parts of doing an onsite pentest is when someone walks right up on you in the middle of using an Under Door Tool on the server room door (which has big NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY signs all over it) and they just wish you a go… ★ 3 Listen buddy, I'm an EXPERT on the Dunning-Kruger effect. I know more about it than ANYONE! #dunningkruger ★ 1 Saw my first Gartner "Hype Cycle" chart today. This was my immediate thought. #gartner #hype #hypechart ★ 37 I be bakin @deviantollam Sorry to @ you from out of nowhere, but I'm at my wits end. Years ago, I vaguely remember someone (maybe you?) publishing a field guide for visually identifying HID readers in the wild. Like, it broke out all the different bo… I'm currently working through a good anti-war-story which I think is valuable, especially for people getting into SE, or pentesting in general. So, in 2022, I did an onsite social engineering test for a small(ish) credit union. Two locatio… I see you, I hear you, and I hold space for you; but if your entire party's not here in the next 10 minutes, we're going to have to move on to the next reservation.

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 21 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~0.3× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
Medium

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Social Engineer. Pentester. Stop letting me into your building! Bread. 🍞

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