IoT
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Bypassing Energy Keycard Switches
Energy keycard switches serve an important purpose, but many suffer from a flaw that renders them ineffective.
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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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Latest Posts
Monitoring
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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.
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Rabbit Holes
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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.
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Music
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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
Tools
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Scanning The Top 1000 Python Packages Using GuardDog
Using Guarddog to scan the top 1000 Python packages for malicious indicators.
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Music
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Kendrick Lamar Live
I finally saw Kendrick Lamar perform live on stage at the Avicii Arena, and it was spectacular.
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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.
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Stockholm
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Trevor Noah & Jeff Dunham Live In Stockholm
It was a good week, full of laugher, good company, and two of my favourite comedians.
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Events
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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.
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Sweden
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Permanent Residency In Sweden
I recently became a permanent resident of the Kingdom of Sweden, so let me tell you a bit about the journey to becoming one.
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Okta
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Avoid Unwanted Slack SSO Redirection Loop When Rolling Out Google & Third-Party IdP Integration
A tiny policy configuration can ruin your day and block your users from logging into Slack. Here is how to avoid this anxiety-inducing problem.
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