I get excited about empirical measurement and improving security. Senior Security Researcher @ Censys, avid birder, views my own | http://arianamirian.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lndrytygks2zLast week I had the pleasure talking to @dennisf.bsky.social about empirically backed security decisions (around scanning) and why it matters. Take a peek as to why the data don't lie 😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndrytygks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lgdsamqau22hNew year, same old "people getting my name wrong via email" Today's candidate: "Hello Marian"22 Jan 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdsamqau22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lgboaxmy2s2bThe security industry is moving FAST, and is leaving behind (actively harming) users. So often we're deploying these defenses that we find out empirically, after the fact, don't. WORK. Security has its own slew of technical problems, yes, AND I think we have a lot to learn from social science here [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgboaxmy2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lffm4fgg5k2uBetter late than never...I'm at shmoocon! If you're around let's hang 🎉10 Jan 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffm4fgg5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lbxn4c4dbs24The number of times I am randomly selected for additional inspection is not a random number of times27 Nov 2024 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxn4c4dbs24https://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3lazibsodak2fListen, on a Friday afternoon at 3 PM, the best variable name I can come up with is "size_bucket". That's all I got left in me. Will I be fixing this Monday? Absolutely. Do I care right now? Absolutely not.15 Nov 2024 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazibsodak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3laz4rze4222pFinally migrated here from the bad app! A bit about me: I research internet measurement and the intersection of security, and love what I do. Let's try to quantifiably make the Internet a safer place, with empathy for the users! Separate from all that, I also love birds (AMA)15 Nov 2024 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3laz4rze4222phttps://bsky.app/profile/arianamirian.bsky.social/post/3largppxhis27"we need some metrif of ground truty "--> exhibit #15232 of why we proofread our own text12 Nov 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:e2mo3sbktyraottpfr66olie/app.bsky.feed.post/3largppxhis27