Ahmed Musaad

I am a senior security engineer, a programmer, and a hobbyist system administrator. I enjoy learning new things, solving challenging problems and writing about things I find interesting.

102 posts

Latest Posts

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Certification public

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

I recently passed the Google Cloud Security Engineer exam. In this post, I share a bit about my journey and experience taking the exam, along with many useful resources.

5 min read Feb 6, 2024

The Journey Towards Swedish Citizenship

Sweden public

The Journey Towards Swedish Citizenship

I've just become a Swedish citizen, a significant milestone that's been in the works for almost seven years. These are my thoughts and experiences about becoming one.

6 min read Jan 17, 2024

Bypassing Energy Keycard Switches

IoT public

Bypassing Energy Keycard Switches

Energy keycard switches serve an important purpose, but many suffer from a flaw that renders them ineffective.

2 min read Sep 12, 2023

How A Downtime Alert Saved My Online Infrastructure

Monitoring public

How A Downtime Alert Saved My Online Infrastructure

The story of how a simple downtime alert helped me avert a rather terrible situation and keep my online infrastructure intact.

4 min read Apr 9, 2023

The Mystery of Missing Email Aliases

Rabbit Holes public

The Mystery of Missing Email Aliases

A thrilling mystery involving a popular email provider, an email security platform, an obscure bug, and a lot of missing email aliases.

3 min read Apr 6, 2023

An Evening I Will Not Forget: Dermot Kennedy Live

Music public

An Evening I Will Not Forget: Dermot Kennedy Live

After years of being a fan, I finally got to see Dermot Kennedy perform live and it was spectacular.

3 min read Mar 13, 2023

Scanning The Top 1000 Python Packages Using GuardDog

Tools public

Scanning The Top 1000 Python Packages Using GuardDog

Using Guarddog to scan the top 1000 Python packages for malicious indicators.

4 min read Dec 7, 2022

Kendrick Lamar Live

Music public

Kendrick Lamar Live

I finally saw Kendrick Lamar perform live on stage at the Avicii Arena, and it was spectacular.

2 min read Oct 20, 2022

A Poem About Sudan

Poems public

A Poem About Sudan

A beautiful poem about Sudan.

1 min read Jun 21, 2022

Security Fest 2022

Conferences public

Security Fest 2022

My recap for Security Fest 2022. Three days full of great talks, good company, lots of learning, astonishing views, and mouthwatering food.

8 min read Jun 5, 2022

Trevor Noah & Jeff Dunham Live In Stockholm

Stockholm public

Trevor Noah & Jeff Dunham Live In Stockholm

It was a good week, full of laugher, good company, and two of my favourite comedians.

2 min read May 31, 2022

Go Hack Yourself Stockholm By Detectify

Events public

Go Hack Yourself Stockholm By Detectify

A short rundown of Detectify's latest Go Hack Yourself event in Stockholm. Good talks, cool people, and fun atmosphere.

4 min read May 20, 2022

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