Building & tinkering
Husband, Father, and Security Engineer 🥂
Working on Detection Engineering.
I'm Mika Ayenson, an engineer originally from the East Coast that focuses on threat detection research, software development, and cybersecurity. I love playing with new technology, and pushing innovative ideas. Curious how I approach the craft? Peek at my detection engineering philosophy. Feel free to reach out! ✌️
Where to start
A few good places to dig in.
Writing
Articles
Field notes on detection engineering, threat research, GenAI security, and the craft of shipping defenses.
AI · Security
GenAI
Tools, registries, and detections for an AI-native world — built so defenders can keep pace with builders.
Open source
Projects
Experiments, libraries, and side-quests across detection-as-code, threat intelligence, and developer tooling.