# Simon Wijckmans

> Simon Wijckmans is Founder & CEO at cside, writing on browser security, developer experience, books, and travel.

## Key Facts
- Simon Wijckmans is Founder & CEO at cside.
- Based in San Francisco.
- cside is a browser-first security platform for client-side script protection, fraud signals, privacy monitoring, and PCI compliance.
- cside is backed by Uncork Capital, Mantis VC, Scribble Ventures, Roar Ventures, PrimeSet, and strategic angels.
- Core expertise: cybersecurity, client-side security, JavaScript supply chain security, product management, and developer experience.

## Pages
- [Home](https://simonwijckmans.com/): Bio, current work at cside, recent writing, resume highlights, recommendations, and press mentions.
- [Writing](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing): Notes on security, product, systems, travel, and people worth remembering.
- [Resume](https://simonwijckmans.com/resume): Career history, selected press, testimonials, and certifications.
- [Recommendations](https://simonwijckmans.com/recommendations): Books, restaurants, and cities worth remembering.
- [Contact](https://simonwijckmans.com/contact): Email and ways to get in touch with Simon.

## Writing
- [What I learnt at EMF Camp 2026](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing/what-i-learnt-at-emf-camp-2026): 3,000 people in a Herefordshire field, and the strangest safety culture I've seen up close.
- [How Minecraft raised a generation of engineers](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing/how-minecraft-raised-a-generation-of-engineers): The best infrastructure people I meet all ran something before anyone paid them to.
- [How to handle hair loss as a male in 2026](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing/how-to-handle-hair-loss-as-a-male-in-2026): What I learned digging into the mechanisms, the medicines, and the market that oversells them.
- [How Peter R de Vries inspired me](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing/how-peter-r-de-vries-inspired-me): A note on courage, journalism, and the mark he left.
- [What I learnt from Stephen Hawking](https://simonwijckmans.com/writing/what-i-learnt-from-stephen-hawking): A short reflection on persistence and difficulty.

## Book Recommendations
- Novacene — James Lovelock: A useful frame for thinking about intelligence, systems, and what comes next.
- On Writing Well — William Zinsser: A reminder that clear writing is clear thinking.
- How I Hacked the Education System — Simon Wijckmans: A personal note on building your own path.

## Restaurant Recommendations
- Dishoom Canary Wharf (London): Reliable, loud, and useful with people you actually want to talk to.
- Marcella's Lasagneria (San Francisco): Small Dogpatch corner shop that serves the lasagna in the pan. Get the Abruzzo.

## Cities
- San Francisco: Where the building happens.
- London: Home base feel; the Dishoom brunch capital.
- Lisbon: Light, calm, good for thinking.

## External References
- [cside](https://cside.com): Browser-first cybersecurity company founded by Simon Wijckmans.
- [Security Boulevard: BSidesSF 2026: Web Standard Consortiums Are a Game With Chrome as the Monopoly Man](https://securityboulevard.com/2026/07/bsidessf-2026-web-standard-consortiums-are-a-game-with-chrome-as-the-monopoly-man/): Press mention from 2026-07-26.
- [NewsBytes: cside Privacy Watch: Script Monitoring](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/science/5-ai-tools-for-enhancing-online-privacy/story#:~:text=Cside%20Privacy%20Watch%3A%20Script%20monitoring): Press mention from 2026-02-19.
- [Practical Ecommerce: New Ecommerce Tools](https://www.practicalecommerce.com/new-ecommerce-tools-feb-11-2026): Press mention from 2026-02-12.
- [Security IT News: AI Agent Detection: cside Targets Emerging Bot Threats from AI Browsers](https://digitalitnews.com/ai-agent-detection-cside-targets-emerging-bot-threats-from-ai-browsers/): Press mention from 2026-02-10.
- [Retail Tech Podcast: Interview with cside CEO Simon Wijckmans on Client Side Security for Ecommerce and Retail](https://retailtechpodcast.com/podcast/interview-with-cside-ceo-simon-wijckmans-on-client-side-security-for-ecommerce-and-retail): Press mention from 2026-01-30.
- [Help Net Security: cside VPN Detection Enables Control of VPN Traffic to Prevent Fraud and Legal Exposure](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/cside-vpn-detection-enables-control-of-vpn-traffic-to-prevent-fraud-and-legal-exposure/): Press mention from 2026-01-29.
- [Help Net Security: cside Targets Hidden Website Privacy Violations with Privacy Watch](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/cside-privacy-watch/): Press mention from 2026-01-21.
- [BetaNews: How Attackers Are Weaponizing Open-Source Package Managers [Q&A]](https://betanews.com/2026/01/07/how-attackers-are-weaponizing-open-source-package-managers-qa/): Press mention from 2026-01-07.
- [Help Net Security: Session Tokens Give Attackers a Shortcut Around MFA](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/22/session-token-theft-video/): Press mention from 2025-12-22.
- [CRN: Stellar Startup Security Technology Vendors to Know in 2025](https://www.crn.com/news/security/2025/stellar-startup-security-technology-vendors-to-know-in-2025?page=12): Press mention from 2025-11-13.
- [Cybersecurity Insiders: How the npm Trojan Horse Enables Undetectable Client-Side Attacks](https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/how-the-npm-trojan-horse-enables-undetectable-client-side-attacks/): Press mention from 2025-10-28.
- [HackerNoon: c/side CEO and Co-founder Simon Wijckmans on The Importance of Browser-side Security](https://hackernoon.com/cside-ceo-and-co-founder-simon-wijckmans-on-the-importance-of-browser-side-security): Press mention from 2025-08-06.
- [The Hacker News: 3,500 Websites Hijacked to Secretly Mine Crypto Using Stealth JavaScript and WebSocket Tactics](https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/3500-websites-hijacked-to-secretly-mine.html): Press mention from 2025-07-21.
- [Bleeping Computer: CoinMarketCap Briefly Hacked to Drain Crypto Wallets via Fake Web3 Popup](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinmarketcap-briefly-hacked-to-drain-crypto-wallets-via-fake-web3-popup/): Press mention from 2025-06-22.
- [WIRED: North Korea Stole Your Job](https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-stole-your-tech-job-ai-interviews/): Press mention from 2025-05-01.
- [Forbes: Europe 30 Under 30](https://www.forbes.com/profile/simon-wijckmans/?list=30under30-europe-technology/): Press mention from 2025-04-15.
- [TechCrunch: Hackers Are Hijacking WordPress Sites to Push Windows and Mac Malware](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/hackers-are-hijacking-wordpress-sites-to-push-windows-and-mac-malware): Press mention from 2025-01-29.
- [Software Engineering Radio: Simon Wijckmans on Third-Party Browser Script Security](https://se-radio.net/2024/11/se-radio-642-simon-wijckmans-on-third-party-browser-script-security/): Press mention from 2024-11-13.
- [SecurityWeek: C/side Raises $6 Million to Secure the Browser Supply Chain](https://www.securityweek.com/c-side-raises-6-million-to-secure-the-browser-supply-chain/): Press mention from 2024-09-17.
- [TechCrunch: Startup Battlefield](https://techcrunch.com/startup-battlefield/company/c-side/): Press mention from 2024-09-05.
- [The Register: If You're Using Polyfill Code on Your Site, Remove it Immediately](https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/25/polyfillio_china_crisis/): Press mention from 2024-06-25.

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