Deral Heiland, serves as a Research Lead (IoT) for Rapid7. Deral has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field. Over the last 15+ years Deral’s career has focused on security research, penetration testing, and consulting. Deral has conducted security research on numerous subjects, releasing white papers, advisories, and has presented the information at conferences including Blackhat, Defcon, Shmoocon, DerbyCon. Deral has been interviewed by and quoted by media outlets and publications including ABC World News Tonight, BBC, Consumer Reports, and MIT Technical Review.