I build technologies that make privacy, security, and complex technical research more accessible. My career spans 30 years across cybersecurity, digital forensics, research and development, and technology leadership, and I still combine executive work with hands-on engineering: I write the core Rust stack of Kodachi OS and sign every release myself.
Click a card to open the system · One founder, five systems · Kodachi source: WMAL/kodachios
| Year | Recognition | By | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | 2020 to 2025 | Kodachi ranked first six years running, best Linux distro for privacy and security | TechRadar |
| 🥇 | 2025 | Kodachi listed first, 5 best Linux distros for staying anonymous | ZDNet |
| 🥇 | 2025 | Kodachi listed first, Linux distributions for keeping your digital identity secret | Al Jazeera Net |
| 🏅 | 2024 | PassRay (NSSG), highly commended: Outstanding Cybersecurity Product of the Year | Intersec 2024 |
| 🏆 | 2023 | Named one of the Top 50 CEOs of 2023, as Acting CEO of NSSG | Arabian Business |
| 🏆 | 2023 | NSSG, Cybersecurity Company of the Year, accepted as Acting CEO | OER Corporate Excellence Awards |
| 🏆 | 2023 | NSSG, Excellence in Technology | COMEX 2023 |
| 🥇 | 2022 | Linux Kodachi ranked #1 of the 9 best Linux distros for privacy-focused users | MakeUseOf |
| 🏆 | 2021 | Lab Hot Product, Linux Kodachi | APC Magazine |
| 🥇 | 2021 | Linux Kodachi listed first, Top 10 Most Secure Linux Distros for Personal Use | LinuxHint |
| 🥇 | 2020 | Top privacy distribution, Linux Kodachi | Linux Format |
| 🥇 | Earlier | SSL Eye, first place in the innovation competition | ITU Arab Regional Cybersecurity Center |
Every review, ranking and award, with saved copies: kodachi.cloud recognition page
Roles in detail
| Years | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 to 2024 | Deputy CEO, then Acting Chief Executive Officer | National Security Services Group (NSSG), now part of Dreamlab Technologies |
| 2020 to 2022 | Chief Cyber Security and R&D | National Security Services Group (NSSG), now part of Dreamlab Technologies |
| 2019 | Chief Technology Officer | Dreamlab Technologies |
| 2008 to 2017 | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Eagle Eye Digital Solutions |
| 1996 to 2015 | Senior Research & Development Manager: a 40-member technical team and a national digital forensics laboratory | ONS |
Education: Master's in E-Commerce and Bachelor's in Internet Computing, Griffith University (Brisbane) · Diploma in Computer & Information Systems, Sultan Qaboos University
kodachios
Kodachi OS, the Debian-based privacy and security operating system.
Archived tools, kept as source for learning: Shy-Girl (2013, domain reconnaissance) · E-Tornado (remote administration) · FX-Storm (2008, Forex analysis) · Auto-IP-Changer (2010) · MSN-Messenger-Tool (2008) · Mail-Robot (2007, .eml to .pst)









