Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
Tagged: InfoSec and Computer Security
CatSalad
InfoSec expert, privacy advocate, malware analyst and practitioner of corny humour.
Fediverse address:
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
Graham Cluley
Computer security expert, blogger and co-host of the excellently funny Smashing Security podcast.
Fediverse Address:
@gcluley@mastodon.green
Taggart
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@fosstodon.org
Avoid The Hack!
US-based website encouraging people to protect their privacy online, and offering suggestions on how to protect themselves.
Fediverse address:
@avoidthehack@mastodon.social
InfoSec Guppe Group
Discussion group about InfoSec and computer security. (Click here ⧉ for more info on using Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@infosec@a.gup.pe
heise Security
German language computer security news site.
Fediverse address:
@heisec@social.heise.de
SwiftOnSecurity
Computer security expert and Microsoft MVP, posting on InfoSec, client security and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange
Germany on Cyber
The German Foreign Office’s official ambassador for cyber & digital issues
Fediverse address:
@GERonCyber@social.bund.de
CCC Sticker Operation Center
Helps to distribute stickers from the hacker festival Chaos Communication Congress (C3) in Leipzig, Germany, and its online counterpart the Remote Chaos Experience (rC3).
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@c3stoc@chaos.social
Jane Manchun Wong
Technology blogger and freelance security researcher based in Hong Kong. Wong has had a string of famous scoops, and been the first person to uncover many hidden features, security bugs and unannounced products from big tech companies.
Fediverse address:
@wongmjane@macaw.social
Smashing Security
“Smashing Security” is an award winning podcast which is in theory about infosec, but in reality it’s a very entertaining (and occasionally slightly rude) round-up of all sorts of computing and tangential non-computing news. Features lots of back-and-forth banter between hosts Graham Cluely, Carole Theriault and their special guest.
Fediverse address:
@smashingsecurity@mastodon.green
RTP Privacy & Tech Tips
Videos about free open source software and hardware, especially with regard to privacy.
Fediverse address:
@rtp_tips@tube.tchncs.de
Bitwarden
Popular free open source password manager available in lots of flavours including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@bitwarden@fosstodon.org
Pwnallthethings
Account commenting on foreign policy, infosec and national security. Maintained by Matt Tait, a former specialist from British intelligence and now working for a cybersecurity company.
Fediverse address:
@Pwnallthethings@mastodon.social
Have I Been Pwned
Useful site which lets you check if you are the victim of a security breach.
Fediverse address:
@haveibeenpwned@infosec.exchange
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik / Federal Office for Information Security
The German government’s cybersecurity authority, providing IT security standards, support and advice for the government, businesses and consumers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bsi@social.bund.de
Michał “rysiek” Woźniak
IT expert, software developer, good guy hacker, long-time Fediverse user. Fighting for privacy rights, libre software and ethical tech. Did information security and infrastructure for Panama Papers journalists, amongst others.
Fediverse address:
@rysiek@mstdn.social
Heather Flanagan
Consultant specialising in digital identity and internet standards, also posts about women in technology and cybersecurity. Based near Seattle in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sphcow@mastodon.social
Interpeer Project
Research and development project to develop next generation technologies that put users first, to protect them from exploitation and privacy invasion by online service providers. Partly funded by the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@interpeer@chaos.social
Kali Linux
Linux distribution based on Debian designed for computer security tasks such as digital forensics, penetration testing, security research and reverse engineering.
Fediverse address:
@kalilinux@infosec.exchange
Ghost0x0
Privacy researcher and IT professional, commenting on issues related to these topics.
Fediverse address:
@ghost0x0@mastodon.online
CERT-Bund / Federal Computer Security Incident Response Team of Germany
German Federal Government’s 24-hour team for computer security incidents, handling crises in real time and issuing preventative measures.
Fediverse address (in German):
@certbund@social.bund.de
Let’s Encrypt
Authority which provides HTTPS security certificates to websites free of charge. Run by the Internet Security Research Group, a US-based non-profit organisation. Let’s Encrypt certificates currently secure over 300 million websites.
Fediverse address:
@letsencrypt@infosec.exchange
Wladimir Palant
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
ADMIN Network & Security Magazine
Technical journal for system administrators, covering virtualisation, containers, security, DevOps, HPC, storage, cloud computing etc. Available in print and digital.
Fediverse address:
@adminmagazine@hachyderm.io
Wireshark
Free open source packet analyser software, used for network troubleshooting and development.
Fediverse address:
@wireshark@ioc.exchange
Dr Rahul Gopinath
Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney, Australia. His main research area is in the junction between Software Engineering and Cybersecurity. Interested in Program Analysis, Automatic Repair, Mutation Analysis, Specification Mining, Grammar Based Generators and Parsing.
Fediverse address:
@rahul@gopinath.org
Pyngu Digital
German privacy-oriented digital agency providing advice on privacy-friendly technology, creating digital content and publishing Pyngu Magazine with articles about privacy, design and technology. They also run their own Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in German):
@pyngudigital@social.pyngu.com
Nitrokey
Sells privacy-friendly FOSS security keys, de-Googled smartphones, Linux laptops etc.
Fediverse address:
@nitrokey@nitrokey.com