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Gonçalo Magalhães

Head of Security at Immunefi

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  • The Triumph of Generalists Over Specialists

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    With the advent of LLM agents, being a 'Specialist' is losing relevance. The Generalist, more flexible and adaptable, gains the advantage in the new business reality.

Fast Company Middle East: Why customer experience is the missing piece in cybersecurity
“CX is important for any service provider [...] given the nature of what is at stake: trusting the provider with some of the most sensitive data and access to the customer. So a proper service experience is adamant about building that trust and making the customer not just be secure, but also feel secure. [...] A good provider will help the customer leave the engagement with a more robust company security framework, not just know the details of the incident it suffered.”
Fast Company Middle EastWhy customer experience is the missing piece in cybersecuritySeptember 2026
Arabian Business: Dyson's $500 CameraJet toothbrush raises privacy questions. Should you be worried?
“Everything has flaws. What matters is what a flaw gets you, and here it gets you private images of people inside their own home. So the question is not what the manufacturer intends but what the design allows when something goes wrong. [...] The cloud service and the update channel are the two worth worrying about, because compromising either one has the potential to reach every device the company has sold, not only yours.”
Arabian BusinessDyson's $500 CameraJet toothbrush raises privacy questions. Should you be worried?September 2026
O'Reilly - Mastering Ethereum 2nd Edition: Featured Quote on Back Cover
“I've taught crypto devs for many years. If you want to go from zero to hero in smart contracts, Mastering Ethereum is the definitive no-fluff guide I recommend above all to achieve that.”
O'Reilly - Mastering Ethereum 2nd EditionFeatured Quote on Back CoverNovember 2025
Help Net Security: Hacking Back: Why Offensive Cyber Operations Are a Legal Minefield
“This is why firms should focus on operating under frameworks that prevent these scenarios entirely, like scaling bug bounty programs that channel security efforts into authorized, constructive activities. When security researchers work within this framework, they're protected legally, companies get stronger security, and innocent third parties are never put at risk.”
Help Net SecurityHacking Back: Why Offensive Cyber Operations Are a Legal MinefieldJuly 2025
Cointelegraph Magazine: Lazarus Group's favorite exploit revealed — Crypto hacks analysis
“[North Korean hackers] focus on a small number of high-value targets and can play a very long game, combining detailed technical knowledge with social engineering and spear-phishing capabilities.”
Cointelegraph MagazineLazarus Group's favorite exploit revealed — Crypto hacks analysisApril 2024

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