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Mika Ayenson

Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

I don't get asked a lot about what's in my toolbelt but here's a big list of all of my favorite stuff. Happy to be sponsored by any of these companies if they want to send me free stuff. 😜 Let's be honest, my wife bought me most of these things anyway.

Workstation

Software Tools

  • Visual Studio Code (vscode)

    I've tried Intellij, Sublime, pyCharm, and Atom but I always come back to vscode. It's fast, it's extensible, and it's just a great editor. I also sometimes use the Synthwave x Fluoromachine & epic animations.

  • iTerm2

    Transparent terminals, split screens, etc. I somehow feel more productive with it.

  • Docker

    Let's make sure it works in a container and not just on my computer.

  • Zsh + Oh My Zsh

    Customizations to make the terminal feel like home.

  • Parallels

    Great software for running VMs. Has saved me from building about a thousand admin interfaces for my various projects over the years.

Research Tools

  • Elastic Stack

    Search, Observe, Protect. #1 Security XDR for any organization.

  • Adversary Emulation Tools

    Various C2 frameworks and red team tools for threat research and detection validation. Essential for understanding attacker tradecraft.

Design

  • Figma

    Figma is a great tool for designing and prototyping. I'm not a UI designer, but it makes it really easy to develop components and mockups.

  • Next.js & Tailwind CSS

    It's what I used to create this personal website. I love the simplicity of the framework and the utility classes.

Unproductivity

📣 Hey brands! Feel free to sponsor me with any of these products (or better ones). My DMs are open. I promise to say nice things about you on the internet. 😄