Hi, I'm Chris (he/him) 👋
(note: not Chris Kubecka, I'm Chris Partridge, the profile is just to illustrate an identify verification problem on GitHub and will be back to normal shortly)
I'm a security person in a software world. My focus is on bringing holistic and pragmatic security solutions to software companies (bingo!), and I'm especially partial to risk-reducing solutions which improve development processes or developer experience. I build guardrails, not tarpits.
Currently, I'm working on Cloud Security @ Amazon as part of the Proactive Security department. My notable past roles include:
- Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management @ Luta Security on the Zoom contract
- Product Security Engineer @ Datto, and Software Engineer before that
In my spare time, I am also a moderator of r/cybersecurity, the largest discussion-centric professional cybersecurity subreddit. I am also occasionally involved in private disclosures both solo and through my research company, Machines Never Sleep, LLC. If you'd like to chat or connect, you can find me on Reddit, Twitter, or elsewhere.

