Kernelsmith is a senior vulnerability researcher with Trend Micro's Zero DayInitiative. In this role, he analyzes and performs root-cause analysis onhundreds of vulnerabilities submitted to the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)program, which represents the world's largest vendor-agnostic bug bountyprogram. Josh also focuses on automation of vulnerability discovery andanalysis as well as internal operations. He was a developer for the MetasploitFramework and has spoken at a few conferences and holds a few certifications.Prior to joining the Zero Day Initiative, Smith served in the U.S. Air Forcein various roles but most relevantly as a penetration tester for the 92dInformation Warfare Aggressor Squadron. Post-military, he became a securityengineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. Smith performedresearch into weapons systems vulnerabilities as well as evasion andobfuscation techniques to add depth and realism to security device tests. Hereceived a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute and an M.A. in Management of Information Systems from the Universityof Great Falls. Twitter: @kernelsmith
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