About Breachfolio

What this is

Breachfolio is an independent education project on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the tools practitioners actually use day to day. It exists because most product comparisons in this space are written by – or paid for by – the companies being compared.

What we cover

• AI from zero. What LLMs are, what they aren't, and the workflows that turn them into useful tools instead of confident bullshitters.
• Prompts. Real prompts for study, productivity, code review, and security work. Every prompt comes with a use case, a personalisation hint, and a privacy note.
• Tool comparisons. Reproducible head-to-head benchmarks. Methodology versioned. Test plans published.
• Cybersecurity from zero. Vocabulary, networks, Linux, cryptography, threat modelling. A guided path, not a poster.
• Lab walkthroughs. Build a home lab. Practise on intentionally-vulnerable VMs. Never touch what isn't yours.
• News. What changed this week, contextualised for practitioners.

What we will not do

• Accept payment from vendors for ratings, mentions, or placement.
• Publish content sponsored by a tool without labelling it.
• Run intrusive ads. The site carries third-party display advertising, which is what pays for the hosting. It is served by an ad network, it is kept out of the way of the text, and it has no influence on what we write or how a tool is assessed.
• Sell, share, or rent your email if you ever subscribe.

Who runs it

Breachfolio is run by two people, Daniel A. and Óscar S., working on it alongside their day jobs. Between them they choose what gets covered, review every draft before it is published, and handle the site itself. We publish under first name and initial rather than full names: this is a side project about fraud and security, not a personal brand, and the work should stand on whether it is accurate and useful.

How the writing actually gets made is set out in full on the methodology page, including our use of AI assistance and what we do and do not test ourselves. We would rather tell you that plainly than let you assume otherwise. Editorial decisions are independent, and disclosures are on the disclosures page.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach us is by email: secforgeweb@gmail.com. See the Contact page for what to write in about – corrections, security reports, advertising questions, or general feedback.