I'm Ned K. — 20 years in industry, retrained in cloud security and AI. Based in Göteborg, Sweden, building secure automation that people actually use.
I'm Ned K., the engineer behind Illyroid. I spent 20 years on production floors — at Johnson Controls and Volvo Cars — including years as IF Metall union club chairman and supervisor, supporting teams of up to 120 people. That's where I learned how work really flows, and where it breaks.
I then retrained in cloud security and AI: Microsoft AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer, the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, Python from the University of Michigan, machine learning with IBM, and a series of Vanderbilt University programmes in AI agents and prompt engineering. Today I turn manual processes into secure, low-code and AI-assisted workflows.
Illyroid's Defense Lab is where I publish what I build and learn — playbooks, templates and lab projects — so others can use them too.
Microsoft · AZ-500
Microsoft · Azure Security Engineer Associate
Google · Cybersecurity Certificate
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
University of Michigan
IBM
Arbetarrörelsens Folkhögskola
Komvux / Kunskapskretsen
Certified
Driving licence & taxi permit
Security is never bolted on. I think about who could misuse a workflow before I build it — permissions, data and failure modes first.
I only publish and recommend what I have built and run myself. Theory without proof is just opinion.
Twenty years in production taught me that the best process is the one people actually use. I automate the boring parts and keep humans in charge of decisions.
Everyone gets stronger when practitioners share. The Defense Lab is where I give back what I learn.