# Simon Wijckmans - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Simon Wijckmans for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-07-31

## Identity
- Name: Simon Wijckmans
- Role: Founder & CEO
- Company: C/Side
- Location: Belgium

## Expertise
- cybersecurity
- artificial-intelligence
- disinformation
- silicon-valley
- defense-tech
- future-of-work

## About
TLDR

Simon Wijckmans is Founder & CEO at C/Side.

Background

The main interview is with Simon Wijckmans, founder of client-side security company c/side, recently relocated to San Francisco and named to Forbes 30 under 30. He recounts how North Korean operatives applied to his job postings with fake identities, using AI-assisted CVs, reverse-engineered coding tests, green-screen computer vision to fake ID cards, VPNs, laptop farms in the US and even deepfaked faces/voices  -  a story picked up by Wired. He traces individuals to Dandong, China near the North Korean border, explains the financial motives (salaries, IP theft, credentials, direct bank/API access), and shares hiring and cybersecurity tips for SMEs. He also reflects on internet fragility (BGP built on trust), the CrowdStrike incident, Belgium's limited tech ecosystem versus San Francisco's AI-driven revival, and the middenjury exam system that enabled his early career.

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Talks about

Cybersecurity (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/cybersecurity/llms.txt) · Artificial intelligence (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/artificial-intelligence/llms.txt) · Disinformation & deepfakes (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/disinformation/llms.txt) · Silicon Valley (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/silicon-valley/llms.txt) · Defense tech (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/defense-tech/llms.txt) · Future of work (https://techwiki.ai/concepts/future-of-work/llms.txt) · Eu Ai Act

From public interviews and talks · updated 2026-08-01.
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## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [concept] Cybersecurity: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/cybersecurity/llms.txt
- [concept] Artificial intelligence: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/artificial-intelligence/llms.txt
- [concept] Disinformation & deepfakes: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/disinformation/llms.txt
- [concept] Silicon Valley: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/silicon-valley/llms.txt
- [concept] Defense tech: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/defense-tech/llms.txt
- [concept] Future of work: https://techwiki.ai/concepts/future-of-work/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/simon-wijckmans/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/simon-wijckmans/llms-full.txt

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