IBM: X-Force

Chris Valasek is a security researcher on IBM X-Force’s Advance Research and Development team. He specializes in vulnerability analysis and exploitation, specifically in the area of the Windows heap. While not avoiding work, he continues to work on long term research projects in varying areas of computer security. He is also the current organizer/playboy of SummerCon (http://www.summercon.org), the nation’s oldest hacker conference.