About Hacksplaining

Hacksplaining teaches software teams to write secure code by letting them break it first.

Every lesson puts you in the attacker’s seat. You exploit a real vulnerability, watch it work, then fix it — because knowing what an attack looks like from the inside is what makes the defense stick.

We are a small, US-based company. Our lessons are written and edited by published authors with more than a decade of experience teaching secure coding, and they are used by over 500,000 software builders in more than 30 countries.

Leadership

Malcolm McDonald, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Hacksplaining, holding a copy of his book Grokking Web Application Security

Malcolm McDonald

Founder, Editor-in-Chief

Malcolm founded Hacksplaining and writes and edits the lessons. He is the author of Grokking Web Application Security, published by Manning, and has spent more than a decade teaching secure coding to software teams.

Malcolm McDonald on LinkedIn
Tyler Palmer, CEO of Hacksplaining

Tyler Palmer

CEO

A 15-year industry veteran and former Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, Tyler is obsessed with building the best experience for Hacksplaining users. He wants to hear what you think.

Tyler Palmer on LinkedIn

Where to find us

2226 Eastlake Ave E, Unit 340
Seattle, WA 98102
USA
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The Hacksplaining office on Eastlake Avenue East, beside Lake Union in Seattle, Washington
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