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1.8K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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Known for
14 views
I was honored to be recognized with a SANS Difference Maker Award for my team's part in helping keep our nation and the rest of the world a bit safer and well-informed in the cyber realm.
Thanks to all who voted in support!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/n2k-networks_sans-sansdma-cybersecurity-acti
11 views
Ready for the day!
#starwars
9 views
I host cyber security podcasts. I also get pitches for guests to be on our shows.
#infosec #podcast
7 views
Enjoyed a lovely chat over lunch with the OG tech podcaster, Leo LaPorte! Expressed my appreciation for his paving the way for the rest of us.
📊 Post engagement
6
Avg engagement / post
0.3%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: I was honored to be recognized with a SANS Difference Maker Awar · 14 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.27 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
2×
Follows 884 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
I was honored to be recognized with a SANS Difference Maker Award for my team's part in helping keep our nation and the rest of the world a bit safer and well-informed in the cyber realm.
Thanks to all who voted in support!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/n2k-networks_sans-sansd…
New project! Hoping to bring this beauty back to life. Hoping it’s just a power supply issue.
After lobbying from Trump, FIFA agrees to minor rules change for upcoming U.S./Belgium match.
#fifa #worldcup
Ready for the day!
#starwars
Enjoyed a lovely chat over lunch with the OG tech podcaster, Leo LaPorte! Expressed my appreciation for his paving the way for the rest of us.
Zero Trust World has kicked off in Orlando. Thanks to ThreatLocker for hosting us this week.
I host cyber security podcasts. I also get pitches for guests to be on our shows.
#infosec #podcast
Yesterday's Cyber Innovation Day in Washington DC was a first-class event hosted by Datatribe.
I moderated a panel with my N2K Cyberwire colleague Maria Varmazis @maria and Daniel Whitenack from Practical AI. We'll have that session on a…
Thanks to the team at DataBee for inviting me to Comcast Connect in DC.
In DC to emcee the annual DMV Rising event, hosted by Virtru.
#infosec
The new 8X zoom on the iPhone 17 Pro claims "optical quality zoom" at 200mm, but seems to indicate only capturing a 12 MP image from a 48 MP sensor. So does that mean it's doing a crop on the sensor? In other words, is "optical quality zoo…
Spotted at my local antique mall.
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
hachyderm.io
A tech & engineering server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 6 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.3× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.3% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
💚 Brand affinity
EstimatedBrands Dave Bittner's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.
About
Your friendly neighborhood cyber security podcast host. The Cyberwire, Hacking Humans, Caveat, Control Loop, Grumpy Old Geeks. He/Him.
Be kind to one another. Seek contentment.
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