Dave Aitel
Dave Aitel (born 1976) is a computer security professional. He joined the NSA as a research scientist aged 18 where he worked for six years before being employed as a consultant at @stake for three years.[1][2] In 2002 he founded a security software company, Immunity, where he was the CTO[3] up until December 31, 2020.[4]
Aitel co-authored several books:
- The Hacker's Handbook: The Strategy Behind Breaking into and Defending Networks. ISBN 978-0-8493-0888-8
- The Shellcoder's Handbook. ISBN 978-0-7645-4468-2
- Beginning Python. ISBN 978-0-7645-9654-4
He has also written several security tools:
- SPIKE, a block-based fuzzer
- SPIKE Proxy, a man-in-the-middle web application assessment tool
- Unmask, a tool to do statistical analysis on text to determine authorship
Dave Aitel is an infrequent guest on the Fox News Channel, where he provides commentary on information security news.[5]
References
- ^ Canvassing all security cracks. Retrieved on April 16, 2008.
- ^ Aitel, Dave. How hacking really works "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved on July 8, 2007. - ^ ""Is it done yet? Boom! Typey Typey!" - Dailydave - mm4.emwd.com". lists.aitelfoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Aitel, Dave. "Cyber security: National security vs. personal freedom". Fox News. Retrieved 21 August 2012.