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mdowd

@mdowd · Sydney, Australia · joined 24 Jul 2008

Internet Hacker. Founder of @vigilant_labs. Previously, co-founder of Azimuth Security (now L3Harris Trenchant)

32 764Followers
764Following
10 098Posts total
70.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views2 623this account2 043median for 10K–100K
Reach, %8.01%this account6.16%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %0.34%this account1.59%median for 10K–100K
MetricThis accountMedian for 10K–100KRatio
Median views per post2 6232 0431.28×
Reach (views ÷ followers)8.01%6.16%1.30×
Engagement rate0.34%1.59%0.22×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

4.9K31 Aug
2.6K
2.6K
40.3K1 Sep
984
874
220
2.4K
1.7K
9.2K3 Sep
4.3K

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.29%31 Aug
0.57%
0.57%
0.43%1 Sep
0.10%
0.34%
0.00%
0.34%
0.29%
0.66%3 Sep
0.60%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.59%.

What the audience does

Likes75.6%257 in total
Reposts14.4%49 in total
Replies1.8%6 in total
Quotes2.4%8 in total
Bookmarks5.9%20 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

https://t.co/JZh3jIZShI is sold out. In response to multiple requests, we have made virtual tickets available! So if you're unable to make it out to oz or missed your chance to get a ticket, you can still watch the talks live and get in on the action! 4.3K views · 21 likes · 5 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 You asked. We organised. Virtual tickets for https://t.co/Uyf2Z4Qou4 2026 are now live!! Can’t make it to Sydney? Join remotely for two days of deep technical AI x Cybersecurity research, weird model behaviour and sharp minds pushing at the edges. https://t.co/a7MWPOOQpM 9.2K views · 41 likes · 16 reposts · 1 replies 03 Sep 2026 Thanks Patrick and crew! 1.7K views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 A big thank you to @riskydotbiz , our Media Sponsor! They’ve been a huge part of the security community for years, bringing sharp analysis, deep industry knowledge and plenty of personality to the conversations that matter. We’re very glad to have their support behind the con. h 2.4K views · 5 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 @mdowd @Umbriel_AI Nice! 220 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 @mdowd @Umbriel_AI Boom. 874 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 @mdowd @Umbriel_AI gl fam 984 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 01 Sep 2026 Exciting announcement: I am launching a new AI-focused company today named Umbriel (@Umbriel_AI)! Excited to do some cool research in the space 😎 40.3K views · 147 likes · 17 reposts · 5 replies 01 Sep 2026 Btw there are about 8 tickets left for @UnpromptedAU - about to sell out. We might see if we can add some but depends on venue 2.6K views · 11 likes · 4 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 When we started planning this conference, Catalyst were our first supporters. Thanks guys!! 2.6K views · 13 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026 Proud to have @catalystsec backing https://t.co/Uyf2Z4Qou4 for 2026! They bring deep technical knowledge, world-class vulnerability research, and a genuine commitment to supporting the security research community. https://t.co/2MH8UyiOE5 4.9K views · 10 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 31 Aug 2026

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