I am the Head of Research at AFINE, specializing in macOS security. I am passionate about vulnerability research, exploit development, and reverse engineering. My work focuses on macOS internals and advancing research in offensive security.

My primary focus is research, but I also work as an Offensive Security Engineer, identifying security flaws and developing tools to enhance security operations in desktop and web application security, Active Directory, and creating malware to bypass EDR.

I created some tools helpful for Offensive Security work, but there are two that I am the proudest of:

• Snake&Apple - The code repository for the Snake&Apple article series documents my macOS security research.
• Crimson - This was my first big thing. Currently, I am not focusing on this tool. However, it is still powerful. My friends and I are using it to this day. This is also a great place to start your journey with Application Security.

As part of my daily work and free-time research, I am looking for bugs. I have caught many of them so far, and some have even received a public CVE. I am particularly proud of CVE-2023-35359: Windows - Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

In 2024, I wrote only on Medium. Now I am writing on Patreon. Sometimes I post Proof of Concepts as short recordings on my YouTube channel. You can subscribe to me using the banners below to receive notifications of the latest blogs or videos.

I have participated in multiple Capture the Flag (CTF) events, completed various courses, and obtained certifications through multiple platforms. Below are links that demonstrate some of these small accomplishments:

• Certs - OSCE³, eWPTxv2, OSCP, various OpenSecurityTraining2 certs
• Pentesterlab - various web hacking courses & CTFs.
• RPISEC/MBE - Modern Binary Exploitation - CSCI 4968
• HTB - CTFs & Pro Labs
• CS50 - Harvard University - Introduction to Computer Science

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