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Olivia Gallucci on the beach at Big Sur. Used on Blog page, cybersecurity and lifestyle blog.

About this blog

Hi, I’m Olivia! 🌺 This is every post on my site, all topics, newest first: macOS internals and open source security, plus fitness, travel, style, and college life. I write the post I wish I had found.

Here for security? →

[ret]2read has reading paths, in order.

Here for me? →

Life has fitness, books, style, and community.


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Cybersecurity · Open Source · Career · College · Fitness · Health · Nutrition · Travel · Photoblog · Miscellaneous

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  • After iBoot: the next stop in the Mac boot series
  • My journey from 1/2 marathons to 2+ marathons
  • Intro to Fashion School in NYC & London

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Who Writes This


Olivia Gallucci at Black Hat USA. Used on Blog page, cybersecurity and lifestyle blog.

The author

Olivia A. Gallucci

Security engineer by day, sailor and party hostess the rest of the time. I write about macOS internals, open source, and whatever I’m learning. My goal is to keep technical content thoughtful and approachable.

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Olivia Gallucci and James at a rooftop restaurant. Used on Blog page, cybersecurity and lifestyle blog.
Olivia Gallucci and James in a pool. Used on Blog page, cybersecurity and lifestyle blog.
Olivia Gallucci and a friend at the start of a race. Used on Blog page, cybersecurity and lifestyle blog.