Miles for Mac Security is my fundraiser for the Objective-See Foundation, the nonprofit behind free macOS security tools and the Objective by the Sea conference. I started it in December 2024 while training for my first marathon.
TLDR
- Goal: $2,622 ($100 per marathon mile), about what it costs to send one student to OBTS.
- Why: Objective-See’s free tools and conferences shaped my career in Mac security (my story).
- Donate: here, or read about the goal first.
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 signed up for my first marathon, in May 2025, and for several smaller races to train for it. These races already support charities.
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 Apple security conference, “Objective by the Sea” (#OBTS).
Objective for the We 2.0
On 20 December 2024, the MacPaw Space, the venue for #OFTW 2.0, was damaged during a ballistic missile attack. The bottom center image captures the extent of the damage. If you wish to support MacPaw Foundation during this difficult time, please consider making a donation.
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.
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Objective by the Sea 7.0
I was also one of four #OBTS 7.0 conference scholarship recipients in Maui, Hawaii.
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.
These conferences changed my career. I want to help someone else get the same start.
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.
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