Olivia A. Gallucci

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the Objective-See Foundation, any related organization, or scholarship selection process. I am simply a past attendee who enjoyed the conference. 

Miles for Mac Security

I will be running my first marathon in May of 2025. As a result, I am registering for several smaller races to help me train for this marathon. These races are supporting amazing charities and causes that truly deserve attention. 

However, I would like to raise money for a cause that is close to my heart, involving free and open source software (FOSS) and offensive security. The FOSS community inspired me to pursue security as a career; this part of my life is well-documented online, and I believe that “security through community” outranks “security through obscurity.” 

Objective See Foundation

A cause that embodies these values is the Objective See Foundation—a 501(c)(3) hacker organization that supports: 

• The creation of free, open-source macOS security tools published with the GPL 3.0 license. 
• Running the Objective-We, a program dedicated to making the macOS security space more inclusive and accessible to everyone. The program has supported:
  • The Diana Initiative, 
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 
  • Ekoparty Hackademy, and 
  • Education surrounding Arm Assembly Internals & Reverse Engineering.
• The writing of the “The Art of Mac Malware” book series.
• Organizing the 🍏- security conference, “Objective by the Sea” (#OBTS).

Objective for the We 2.0

I met Patrick Wardle and Andy Rozenberg in Kyiv, Ukraine, at Objective for the We 2.0 (#OFTW). At OFTW, I made new friends that I hope to cherish for the rest of my life, and gained a new understanding of how corporate and governmental policies can affect individuals fighting for freedom in active war zones. 

Objective by the Sea 7.0

Additionally, I was one of four #OBTS 7.0 conference scholarship recipients in Maui, Hawaii. The #OBTS conference is well-known in the security industry for its excellence in technical trainings and talks.

Thank you, OpenAI and Addigy! 

At #OBTS, I jailbroke an iPhone for the first time, enrolled in an amazing course with trainers who truly wanted me to succeed in user- and kernel-land security, and learned about fabulous opportunities. Much of this was supported, if not entirely, by FOSS created by the hackers at this conference. 

The Objective-See Foundation’s conferences made a large impact on my life, and these events helped solidify my decision to find opportunities that align with my personal goals and values. I hope that in the future, I can help others do the same. 

Goal 🏃🏻‍♀️🏅🙌🏻

My goal is to raise $2,622 (marathon ≈ 26.22 miles), which is the rough amount I need to raise to send one student to the OBTS conference.

If you are interested in donating, you can do so via the link below:

You can follow my journey on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, where I will be including the donation links before and after each race.