Ryan Basden

I break into things for a living.

I’m the Head of Offensive Security at Xora (opens in new tab). We build autonomous penetration testing for modern software teams. I’ve spent the last decade testing systems, leading teams, and figuring out how organizations fail at security—and how to do something useful about it.

Before that, I worked red team operations at Bishop Fox and spent five years at risk3sixty, where I led the penetration testing practice. I publish security writing here and through Empiric Security (opens in new tab), my independent consulting outfit.

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Photos

Seabirds circling a steep, stratified sea cliff rising out of choppy grey water. Low sun raking across a mountain valley, catching the ridge line and a band of trees below. A still mountain lake ringed by peaks, with a rocky foreground shoreline under an overcast sky.

Outside of work, I shoot film (opens in new tab) and ride motorcycles. More frames are over here (opens in new tab).