About

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Hello, I’m Ryan Kozak and I’m a offensive security engineer. I moved to Northern California in December of 2013, and with the exception of a brief few years living in Memphis, I spent most of my childhood on the Central Coast of California in a little town called Santa Maria.

This is my blog, and sometimes I’ll post things. I don’t want it to be too formal. If you’d like to talk to me you can send me an email via the little icon on my menu.

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I’m an avid Linux user and an advocate for FOSS. Currently I work for some tech comapny that you can see clearly listed on my LinkedIn. In times past I’ve worked in vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and as a full stack developer.

From of 2021-2025 I was the co-lead OWASP Sacramento chapter, which was a very rewarding and challenging experience.

When I’m not on a screen I love riding my motorcycles (Motocross and ADV), cooking, traveling, or getting out into the mountains locally. I’m always trying to remind myself that computers aren’t actually real, and that there’s a whole life out side of screens. That is why you won’t find me blogging about things that aren’t too computer related, it ties everything together too much to post everything I do.