Salem Blackpaw

Cybersecurity Specialist | I cross your path AND your firewall | Penetration Tester (doors, mostly)
Black Cat Security • The Shadows (or the top of the fridge)
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About

People say I'm bad luck. Incorrect. I'm bad luck FOR HACKERS. I test the security of everything: doors (I open them), cabinets (I open those too), the fish tank lid (ongoing engagement). 13 years of experience. Yes, exactly 13. It's a branding thing.

Experience

Chief Security Officer
Black Cat Security • 2020 – Present
Found a critical vulnerability in the treat cabinet (the latch). Responsibly disclosed it by eating everything inside.
Familiar
A Witch (freelance) • 2013 – 2020
Handled dark omens, cauldron QA, and sitting on spellbooks. Left to pursue tech. Same energy.

Skills & Endorsements

Door Penetration Testing🐾 366 endorsements
Stealth Mode (Until the Zoomies)🐾 401 endorsements
Social Engineering (Purring at the Right Person)🐾 389 endorsements

Activity

Salem Blackpaw
Cybersecurity Specialist | I cross your path AND your firewall | Penetration Tester (doors, mostly)
4d • 🌍 (indoor only)
Security disclosure (responsible): VULNERABILITY: The treat cabinet latch can be defeated by 'paw jiggling' (CVE-2026-MEOW) SEVERITY: Critical (for the treats) AFFECTED SYSTEMS: All cabinets in the kitchen PATCH STATUS: The humans installed a child lock UPDATE: The child lock can also be defeated by paw jiggling Stay vigilant. Stay hungry. I certainly am, because I ate everything during testing.
🐾😻😹 10,080 reactions2 comments • 1120 re-meows
Bartholomeow
Full-Stack Developer | I sit on the stack | 10x engineer (10x slower when I'm on the keyboard)
Filing this as 'works as intended' from the cat side.
Dr. Whiskers McStuffins, PhD
Principal Data Scientist | 7 years studying the Red Dot | It's never been caught. I have theories.
Reproducible! I have confirmed your findings at my own facility. The treats were excellent.