Sean Byrne
I build security programmes, the infrastructure underneath them, and help build security into the products themselves. Identity, cryptography, access controls, deployment pipelines, abuse prevention.
I’ve been security lead at multiple companies through hypergrowth, brought in early, built the programme, and kept it standing while everything around it scaled. Dropbox, Patreon, Truework, among others. Regulated environments, research settings, and the kind of growth where yesterday’s architecture becomes tomorrow’s incident.
Writing
On security, systems & incentives.
Projects
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Open source panic button for macOS. Instantly disables Touch ID and locks your screen.
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End-to-end encryption engine. Identity binding, key exchange, lifecycle management, and an SDK that doesn't require developers to become cryptographers.
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Authentication and identity security tooling. Practical approaches to understanding and improving authentication reliability.
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River guide and community resource for whitewater in Ireland.