Ian and Michael (The Thoughtful Hackers coined by Paul Asidoorian on a PaulDotCom interview) are security professionals and researchers. They first discovered a critical flaw in a major card key system. In their real jobs, Ian and Michael are defending against cutting edge advanced malware and researching how to better detect and respond to this ever increasing threat. Michael’s background includes 20 years of security consulting for Fortune 500 organizations, running BSides Texas, and general awesomeness. Ian’s background includes security, networking and software development, and was a former CISO for the State of Texas. Now Ian and Michael defend against malefactors, nefarious ne’er-do-weller’s trying to do nefarious things and trying to p0wn their employer’s assets. They can be found on twitter as @MI2Security (Ian) and @HackerHurricane (Michael).

Ian and Michael (The Thoughtful Hackers coined by Paul Asidoorian on a PaulDotCom interview) are security professionals and researchers. They first discovered a critical flaw in a major card key system. In their real jobs, Ian and Michael are defending against cutting edge advanced malware and researching how to better detect and respond to this ever increasing threat. Michael’s background includes 20 years of security consulting for Fortune 500 organizations, running BSides Texas, and general awesomeness. Ian’s background includes security, networking and software development, and was a former CISO for the State of Texas. Now Ian and Michael defend against malefactors, nefarious ne’er-do-weller’s trying to do nefarious things and trying to p0wn their employer’s assets. They can be found on twitter as @MI2Security (Ian) and @HackerHurricane (Michael).