Platform & Security Engineers
A community for engineers who build and secure platforms. Share knowledge, discuss best practices, collaborate on open source, and stay current on security research.
What we do
Join the Discord to connect with platform and security engineers. Share tools, ask questions, and collaborate.
discord.gg/MzAPmsDWmpLearn, share, and build together
Platform Security is a community of engineers who care about building secure systems. Whether you work on infrastructure, app security, or platform tooling, you belong here.
Knowledge Sharing
Technical discussions, Q&A, and best practices from engineers who build and secure platforms every day.
Networking
Connect with peers, find collaborators, and build relationships with platform and security engineers worldwide.
Open Source
Community tools, projects, and contributions. Share what you build and learn from others.
Research
Security findings, vulnerability research, and platform insights. Stay current with the community.
What happens in the community
Join Discord to participate in discussions, share resources, hear about events, and connect around jobs and open source.
Discussions
Technical Q&A, architecture reviews, and real-world problem solving with peers.
Examples
- Security design reviews
- Platform tooling recommendations
- Incident post-mortems
- Compliance and governance
Resources
Curated tools, guides, and references shared by the community.
Examples
- Tool comparisons
- Runbooks and playbooks
- Config templates
- Reading lists
Events
Meetups, workshops, and virtual events for the community.
Examples
- Live Q&A sessions
- Tool demos
- Lightning talks
- Workshops
Jobs
Career opportunities and hiring discussions for platform and security roles.
Examples
- Job postings
- Company insights
- Interview prep
- Career advice
Join the community on Discord
Connect with platform and security engineers. Share tools, ask questions, and collaborate in real time.
Join Discorddiscord.gg/MzAPmsDWmp
Latest from the blog
Security research, platform engineering, and technical insights from the community.
Platform Security's Game of Cat and Mouse
Alexander Aviles · Jul 27, 2025
A case study on the ToolShell SharePoint exploit chain, exploring how persistent zero-days, patch delays, and organizational gaps turn platform security into an endless pursuit between attacker and defender.
Read more →Hosting at Scale for $4/mo
Matthew Keeley · Apr 27, 2025
715k requests in a week on a $4 VPS. Here's how we pulled it off with Cloudflare, Kubernetes, and a little obsession with optimization.
Read more →How I Used AI to Create a Working Exploit for CVE-2025-32433 Before Public PoCs Existed
Matthew Keeley · Apr 17, 2025
A step-by-step walkthrough of how I leveraged AI to analyze, understand, and exploit the Erlang SSH pre-authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-32433) without any existing public proof of concept. Learn how AI is transforming vulnerability research and exploit development.
Read more →