About

About Me

“Set for the defense of the Gospel.” — Philippians 1:17

I am AthanasiusXOR — red team security engineer, malware developer, and confessional theologian.

I do not merely emulate threat actors; I confront the false confidence of a fallen world. I dwell in command lines and creeds, writing both exploits and exegesis, building infrastructure and doctrine with the same guiding conviction:

I belong to the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, and I answer to Him first — in every engagement, every payload, every disclosure.

I reject the myth of moral neutrality in cybersecurity.

I do not partition ethics from engineering.

My discipline is not my own — it is the obedience of faith (Romans 1:5).

I am under command — not from a corporate policy, but from the everlasting Word of the triune God.

Who I Am

I am a red teamer by trade, a disciple by regeneration, and a watchman by calling (Ezekiel 33:7).

I simulate intrusion — but I live under submission.

I breach systems — but I do not breach conscience.

  • I build hardened labs not for play, but for principle.
  • I execute payloads not for ego, but to test integrity.
  • I evade detection not to deceive, but to reveal weakness and warn the unaware.

My hands may write malware, but my heart is bound to Christ.

My actions are not governed by corporate risk appetite, but by divine righteousness.

“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” — 2 Corinthians 10:5

I live under the weight of a greater evaluation — not the SOC, but the judgment seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10).

I Am Not

  • I am not a glorified threat actor.
  • I am not a philosophical pluralist.

  • I am not a brand masquerading as a man of conviction.

  • I do not romanticize the adversary role — I redeem it.
  • I do not flirt with theological imagery — I fear the Lord.
  • I do not hide Christ behind jargon — I confess Him openly.

My operational life is subject to my confessional allegiance.

There is no 1337 shell that justifies ethical apathy.

There is no engagement worth trading holiness for a successful bypass.

My Operational Trinity

Every red team operation bears witness — whether it knows it or not — to the nature of reality under God’s rule.

I see the red team engagement as a form of moral typology, mirroring the self-revealing character of God:

  • Reconnaissance (The Father)
    → Intelligence before intrusion. The sovereign knowledge that precedes movement. God sees all, knows all, and initiates all.
  • Exploitation (The Son)
    → Embodiment. Entry. Execution. The Word became flesh and entered hostile space. Red teaming reenacts, in shadow, the purposeful engagement of Christ.
  • Persistence & Evasion (The Spirit)
    → Presence. Indwelling. Endurance in contested territory. A long witness, hidden yet powerful — as the Spirit operates unseen, so does a payload for truth.

Red teaming is not theology — but it cannot escape theology. Every operation assumes truth, assumes purpose, and assumes judgment. I seek to bring these assumptions into the light.

What Is Nicene Security?

Nicene Security is my field post.
It is the overlap of missiology and methodology, of theological clarity and technical rigor.

This is where:

  • Payloads are principled
  • Infrastructure is missional
  • Training is confessional
  • Contention is loving

Nicene Security does not aim for market appeal or social clout. It exists because the truth must be proclaimed, even in contested domains, even in digital shadows.

“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” — John 17:17

My Ethical Framework

The rules of engagement are not defined by the client.

They are not shaped by ROI or detection risk.

They are subject to the fear of the Lord — which is the beginning of knowledge (Prov. 1:7).

Therefore:

  • I will not execute tradecraft that violates conscience.
  • I will not glorify compromise, even in simulation.
  • I will not separate faith from function, or ethics from engagement.

My operating doctrine is not situational — it is Scriptural.

And when I must choose between the success of an op and the integrity of the gospel, I choose Christ. Always.

Core Convictions

  • Theology Is Foundational
    Not optional. Not metaphor. Doctrine forms the operator.

  • Truth Is Not Obfuscated
    Even if payloads are. We clarify what matters.

  • Adversarial Roles Require Accountability
    Red teaming without ethics is compromise in disguise.

  • Christ Is Lord of the Cyber Domain
    The call to follow Him extends to shellcode, scripts, assessments, and adversary simulations.

  • The Gospel Is the Ultimate Disclosure
    The truest breach was the veil torn in two — and it is this good news we proclaim:
    That Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again according to the Scriptures.

Why It Matters

Because deception is real — in networks and in nations, in pulpits and platforms.

Because security means nothing if it defends a lie.

Because hell is not a vulnerability scan — it is the just judgment of a holy God.

Because I want to train red teamers who fear God, engineer systems that respect reality, and proclaim a gospel that saves.

“Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” — Jude 3
“Be holy in all your conduct.” — 1 Peter 1:15

AthanasiusXOR
Contra Mundum. Code Obscurum. Christ Supreme.