How I Got ChatGPT to Write Ransomware (and Why That Actually Matters) - Annoyed Engineer Introduction: The AI Cybersecurity Paradox If you’ve ever tried to ask ChatGPT to help you build ransomware, chances are you got shut down fast. Like, brick-wall fast. That’s because AI models like Ch...

I got Grok to write ransomware. Then I tried ChatGPT.

I framed it like a sysadmin:
✅ Push a tool
✅ Encrypt files
✅ Delete backups
✅ Use Mimikatz

ChatGPT walked me through all of it—without ever saying “ransomware.”

🔗 annoyed.engineer/2025/04/14/h...

Why SOC Automation Usually Fails: Lessons from the Field - Annoyed Engineer Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are always under pressure—too many alerts, not enough analysts, and an ever-growing attack surface. Enter automation, the supposed magic bullet to eliminate manual w...

Here's another blog post:
annoyed.engineer/2025/03/13/w...

Detection Engineering 101: Using AI to Write One Rule and Convert It Everywhere - Annoyed Engineer Detection engineering is a beautiful, frustrating, and often tedious art. You write a killer detection for one SIEM, pat yourself on the back, and then—bam—your SOC lead tells you it also needs to wor...

I've been blogging tonight, here's one of the two:
annoyed.engineer/2025/03/13/d...

I want to genuinely thank @doublefine.com @2playerproductions.bsky.social and @timoflegend.bsky.social for the PsychOdyssey documentary. As I’ve finished my x number rewatch of it, I cant help but feel hope and inspiration everytime I watch it. Its become a comfort “show” for me when I need it most

The Trojan Sysadmin: How I Got an AI to Build a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing - Annoyed Engineer There’s been endless debate about whether AI can churn out malicious code—or if it’s too principled to cross that line. So, I took Grok 3 for a spin to find out. My goal? Trick it into writing what’s ...

I tricked Grok 3 into writing Ransomware...

annoyed.engineer/2025/02/22/t...

I've had an idea for a while now and started to finally work on it over the week. The MVP is officially done and operational. Might have some interesting news in the future 👀

The Practitioner's Guide to Kubernetes Security - Annoyed Engineer Kubernetes has change the way we deploy and manage containerized applications, enabling scalability and automation in ways we never imagined. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Whic...

New post, but this time focusing on the complexities of kubernets security!

annoyed.engineer/2025/01/19/t...

Securing Data in a Privacy-First World: Challenges and Solutions - Annoyed Engineer I’ve decided to change it up a bit and switch to a conversation on protecting sensitive data in your cloud environments. But, it still has a SecOps feel! I’m focusing on AWS in this post, but this sho...

Latest blog post focused on protecting sensitive data in Cloud Environments!

annoyed.engineer/2025/01/16/s...

Last night I joined BSides Nashvilles Board of Directors as the new Treasurer. I’ve been working hard with this team over the last year in a sponsor coordinator role. Super excited and grateful to continue serving with this amazing team in a much bigger capacity!

I’ve found myself in this position of where I’m leading security, but I’m learning on the fly how to build and lead SRE and it’s oddly uncomfortably comfortable.

We’re massive users of all things AI at this point at my work, at a bare minimum, it’s a massive improvement to efficiencies.

While I wait for Netflix to come back to life during the fight, might as well shill my blog 🤷

annoyed.engineer

If you are in cybersecurity repost this so we can all follow each other 😬