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I'm a seven time Microsoft MVP in Consumer Security and former Director of Research for FaceTime Security Labs. I've presented at RSA, InfoSec Europe and SecTor, and have been thanked by Google for my contributions to responsible disclosure on their Hall of Fame.* I produce original research and high quality writing, most recently in the form of roughly 240 articles per year for Malwarebytes.* I've given talks at some of the most well known conferences in the world and regularly speak to press about breaking technology issues across TV, radio, and print. My work has been featured in the BBC, Newsweek, TIME, The Register, ZDNet and more.* I have worked in both research and marketing teams across several security companies.* I also edit and produce audio / visual work, creating content for various work media channels.* I'm a composer of many styles and have produced music for several low budget film projects, (briefly) waved a conductor's baton in the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and set up a regional orchestra which I also managed.More here: https://soundcloud.com/umawingI've been credited with finding the first rootkit in an Instant Messaging hijack, the first example of a rogue web browser installing without permission, the first worm on the Google Orkut network, the first bypass of the Steam Guard verification system and the first example of a DIY Botnet creation kit for Twitter. I've also notified companies such as Imageshack and Myspace about security issues which have subsequently been fixed.Areas of research include social engineering, spam, phishing, social network attacks/exploits, videogame console exploitation, AR/VR, advergaming, cryptocurrency scams.Technical systems used include Wordpress, Crownpeak, JIRA, Drupal. Audio systems used include FL Studio, Reaper, Riverside, Krotos. Video / visual systems used include Movavi, Vegas, Clip Studio Paint, Resolve.

Listed skills include Security, Malware Analysis, Computer Security, Information Security, and 11 others.