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Alesandro Ortiz ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
@Alesandro Ortiz ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Software Engineer. Security Researcher. Puerto Rican ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท. New Yorker. Bilingual. LG(B)TQ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ. He/him.

Focused on browser research. Glad to collaborate.

Website: https://AlesandroOrtiz.com
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Recent Notes

BrianKrebs · 23w
We've come to an icky time in security when the concern about using outdated, unpatched software starts to become overshadowed by the fear of downloaded some backdoored update.
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@nprofile1q... We may need a "safetime" tracker that lets us know when there were no known widely-used packages that were compromised in a repository.

Retroactive, of course, but might be interesting like uptime. e.g. npm might have 98.5% safetime this week based on known compromises.
BrianKrebs · 36w
One of the more terrifying realities about the prospect of starting your own business in the US is that you quickly learn you are on your own when it comes to finding affordable healthcare. You might ...
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@nprofile1q... Only way I'm afloat right now as self-employed security researcher/software dev. is because of husband's employer that has great union-negotiated healthcare plan.

Before that, I was spending $800+ on premiums just for myself, while paying for most things out of pocket due to high deductible.

High healthcare costs was the final push to get married after 10+ years together, so I could get on his plan.