“Most of the people who are good at pen-testing have always had an interest in understanding how things work. They have that hacker’s mentality to be able to go in, and if they don’t understand something, to quickly figure it out” Deral Heiland – Principal Security Research (IoT) at Rapid7
Source: Dark Reading
About Deral Heiland :
Deral Heiland, CISSP, serves as a Principal Security Researcher (IoT) for Rapid7. Heiland has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field, and over the last 15+ years his career has focused on security research, security assessments, penetration testing, and consulting for corporations and government agencies.
He has conducted security research on numerous technical subjects, releasing white papers, security advisories, and has presented the information at numerous international security conferences including Black Hat, DEF CON, ShmooCon, DerbyCon, RSAC, Hack In Paris. Heiland has been interviewed and quoted by several media outlets and publications including ABC World News Tonight, BBC, Consumer Reports, MIT Technical Review, SC Magazine, and The Register.
