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title: anirudh
subtitle: A systems generalist, with roots in security, privacy and software freedom.
date: 2021-03-21
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![anirudh masked](https://x.icyphox.sh/anirudh-mask.jpeg)

My real name is **Anirudh Oppiliappan**, but you'll find me as
**icyphox** (or just **icy**), on the Internet. I currently work as a
Site Reliability Engineer at [DeepSource](https://deepsource.io).

I currently reside in **Bangalore, India**.

Some of my interests include:

- security
    - threat research
    - physical vectors
    - disinformation
    - state-sponsored actors
    - offensive security
- privacy
    - secure communications
    - operational security
    - anti-surveillance
- free software
- infrastructure
    - monitoring and observability
    - distributed systems
- heavy music
    - metalcore
    - deathcore

> A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness -- not necessarily
> with computers.
>
> -- Richard Matthew Stallman