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.

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Black Hat Europe 2025

Ahmed Musaad

Black Hat Europe 2025 delivered a tidal wave of fresh research, shiny tools, and a surprising amount of swag (yes, I somehow left with a Bluetooth headset). Here is my recap of how it went, what I learned along the way.

11 min read Feb 15, 2026

Rants public

Cleaning My MacBook Keyboard: How Hard Can It Be?

Ahmed Musaad

My “30-second wipe” turned into a keyboard slapstick scene: keys firing off like popcorn, and my MacBook acting possessed. Deep cleaning is easy only if you can temporarily lock the keyboard, macOS doesn't offer a way to do so. Here’s the tiny utility that saved my sanity in under a minute.

3 min read Feb 13, 2026

DNS public

Exploring The Internet’s Domain Name Space

Ahmed Musaad

After my Swedish domain namespace adventure, I thought I’d do something sensible next. Instead, I decided to repeat the experiment at internet scale, which is the analytical equivalent of going from “a quiet stroll” to “let’s climb Everest in flip-flops”.

20 min read Jan 31, 2026

Blog public

Less Tracking, Fewer Requests: Removing Fathom Analytics

Ahmed Musaad

I added analytics to this blog to understand my readers better. After years of never checking the data, I realized the most accurate insight was that I didn’t need it.

5 min read Jan 28, 2026

Exploration public

Exploring The Swedish Domain Name Space

Ahmed Musaad

A deep dive into Sweden’s .se domain space blending data analysis, security insights, and a dash of humour to uncover what’s really hiding in the internet’s phone book.

16 min read Sep 11, 2025

Mobile public

My Favourite Mobile Apps (2025)

Ahmed Musaad

A deep dive into the apps that power my digital life, packed with personal favourites, hard-won picks, and fresh inspiration for your home screen.

15 min read Aug 22, 2025

Personal public

What A Wonderful World

Ahmed Musaad

A personal story about how Louis Armstrong’s *What a Wonderful World* became my first understood English song—and my lifelong reminder of beauty, hope, and growth.

5 min read May 9, 2025

Certification public

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Ahmed Musaad

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

Sweden public

The Journey Towards Swedish Citizenship

Ahmed Musaad

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