Zak Edwards

Security engineer at Dropbox

Expertise: Software engineering, blue-team security

Education: Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering; Virgi

Zak Edwards is a security engineer at Dropbox. Edwards has been working in the tech industry for over a decade and previously held positions at Amazon and Microsoft. They love learning about all things cyber security and getting their hands dirty with some hands-on learning and testing.

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Updated on August 25, 2025

What Is Smishing?

Smishing (or SMS phishing) is a form of phishing where attackers use text messages to deceive individuals into sharing sensitive information, sending money or downloading malicious software.

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Updated on August 25, 2025

What Is SQL Injection?

SQL injection is a code injection cyber attack that allows an attacker to manipulate a database by inserting malicious SQL statements into an application’s input fields.

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