AI Skills for Reverse Engineering (Codex + FLARE-VM) — Joshua McKiddy Learn how reusable “AI skills” can act as analyst-in-the-loop playbooks for reverse engineering. This post builds Codex skills for unpacking and IOC extraction, tests them on real samples in FLARE-VM,...

I dropped a blog about “Using AI Skills for Reverse Engineering”, where I go through building AI Skills for OpenAI's Codex to help with simple reverse engineering tasks. Check it out!

👉 www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/ai-skills

GIAC GREM Certification Journey: Study Tips, Insights & What I Learned — Joshua McKiddy I recently passed the GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) certification. Read about my study approach, practical lessons learned, and simple tips to help you prepare — all within GIAC’s sharing gu...

I dropped a blog about “GIAC GREM Certified”, covering my journey to get my first GIAC Certification. I walk through my studying journey, what I've learned, and tips I'd recommend for anyone taking a GIAC exam. Check it out!

👉 www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/giac-gr...

Building with Kiro IDE: AWS’s AI-Powered Development Tool — Joshua McKiddy Explore how Kiro IDE from AWS transforms prompts into specs, designs, and Terraform code, streamlining cloud development with AI-driven workflows.

I dropped a blog about “Building with Kiro IDE”, covering how AWS’s new AI IDE turns prompts into specs, designs, and Terraform code. I walk through a front-end deployment with CloudFront and ALB plus adding security with WAF. Check it out!

👉 www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/buildin...

#AWS #KiroIDE

“Reliable IoT Over Cellular: Solar Monitor & Tesla Charger with Linovision IR302” — Joshua McKiddy “Learn how I used a Linovision IR302 cellular router and Device Manager cloud platform to keep solar monitoring and Tesla Wall Connector online—no tenant Wi‑Fi needed.”

I dropped a blog about "Connecting Home IoT devices with a Cellular Router", covering how to connect IoT devices at a rental property, without relying on an internet connection from future tenants. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/connect...
#IoT #Technology #SmartHome

LLM4Decompile for Reverse Engineering | AI‑Driven Decompilation — Joshua McKiddy Explore how LLM4Decompile uses LLMs to turn assembly into C, speeding reverse engineering workflows. Includes setup, testing, and AI integration insights.

I dropped a blog about "Using LLMs for Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis", covering how AI can speed up reverse engineering. I walk through the setup, testing, and insights on integrating LLMs into malware analysis. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/using-l...

#ai #reverseengineering

Deafening Silence From The Cybersecurity Industry Chris Krebs affirmed the 2020 election was secure. Now he's the target of an Executive Order—and the cybersecurity industry’s silence is enabling a dangerous precedent.

Deafening Silence From The Cybersecurity Industry by Forbes senior contributor Tony Bradley; links to Luta Security CEO's recent blog post @k8em0.bsky.social @lutasecurity.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr...

Staying Technical in Tech — Joshua McKiddy Wondering how to stay technical while advancing in your engineering career? Here are real-world strategies for Principal and Staff engineers to keep their skills sharp without losing sight of leadersh...

I dropped a blog about "Staying Technical in Tech", that covers my experiences in being a principal/staff engineer that mentors and strategizes while attempting to keep my technical skills sharp. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/staying...

#engineering #principalengineer #security #sde

Log Analysis Buddy - Massive Update — Joshua McKiddy Making the tool more flexible and usable.

I dropped a blog about the Log Analysis Buddy, a tool I created to use AI to provide analysis for security logs. This blog goes over the improvements and refactoring I did to make it more usable and flexible. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/log-ana...

#incidentresponse #ai #machinelearning

Getting Familiar with Ghidra — Joshua McKiddy Let’s use Ghidra to examine some sample malware.

I dropped a blog about getting familiar with Ghidra for reverse engineering, as a follow-up of learning more about reverse engineering and malware analysis. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/getting...

#reverseengineering #assembly #ghidra

DEF CON 33 logo featuring a green 33 wrapped around a skeleton key.

The moment has arrived - the #DEFCON33 Call Season is officially afoot! There are a bunch of Calls to peruse at leisure from Contests to Soundtrack to Vendors, and all the info you need to get started is @ defcon.org/html/defcon-....

Don’t let your dreams be dreams! Let's get after it!
#defcon

Playing with DeepSeek — Joshua McKiddy OK, let’s do some basic testing with DeepSeek.

I dropped a blog on playing with #DeepSeek for the first time with Ollama. Check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/playing...

My Beginnings with Assembly — Joshua McKiddy I’ve been diving deep lately into reverse engineering and malware analysis, a field that I’ve only had a limited exposure to in my day-to-day activities.   Part of the learning is focused on wri...

I dropped a blog on my learning assembly for reserve engineering, check it out! www.joshuamckiddy.com/blog/my-begi...

#reverseengineering #assembly

Hopefully this place takes off.