Marc Maiffret
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Marc Maiffret is the Chief Technology Officer at eEye Digital Security, a leading vulnerability and compliance management company, which he co-founded in 1998 along with Firas Bushnaq
. Maiffret left eEye for a three-year period, during which he served as Chief Security Architect at FireEye. He returned to eEye in July 2010.
During his brief time away from eEye, Maiffret also founded Invenio Security, which he eventually merged with veteran consulting firm The DigiTrust Group. At DigiTrust, Maiffret managed the company's Professional Services division, including network security consulting and managed security services. Maiffret is also responsible for helping expand the firm’s internal research and development efforts.
Maiffret is known for running eEye's top security research team for nearly 10 years and at present, as well as famously discovering some of the very first critical Microsoft security vulnerabilities including the first Microsoft computer worm.
Maiffret has accepted three separate invitations to testify before the United States Congress
on matters of national cybersecurity and critical security threats posed to both public and private infrastructures. He was named one of People (magazine)
Magazine’s 30 People Under 30 and has been featured for cover stories in Details, the Los Angeles Times
, Entrepreneur magazine
, and USA Today
in addition to numerous television appearances. Maiffret was featured in MTV’s True Life
: I'm a Hacker (October 1999). Marc was a guest speaker on episode 91 of Security Now
, with Leo Laporte
and Steve Gibson.http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-091.txt
Marc was 'Chameleon' in the hacking group 'Rhino9'.
Marc was also known as 'sn1per' in the hacking group No|d.
Firas Bushnaq
Firas Bushnaq, a serial entrepreneur, co-founded eEye Digital Security in 1997 and currently serves as the company's Executive Chairman. He previously served as chief executive officer and chief technology officer. Mr. Bushnaq's founding of eEye continued a successful run of startups, listed below.Mr...
. Maiffret left eEye for a three-year period, during which he served as Chief Security Architect at FireEye. He returned to eEye in July 2010.
During his brief time away from eEye, Maiffret also founded Invenio Security, which he eventually merged with veteran consulting firm The DigiTrust Group. At DigiTrust, Maiffret managed the company's Professional Services division, including network security consulting and managed security services. Maiffret is also responsible for helping expand the firm’s internal research and development efforts.
Maiffret is known for running eEye's top security research team for nearly 10 years and at present, as well as famously discovering some of the very first critical Microsoft security vulnerabilities including the first Microsoft computer worm.
Maiffret has accepted three separate invitations to testify before the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
on matters of national cybersecurity and critical security threats posed to both public and private infrastructures. He was named one of People (magazine)
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
Magazine’s 30 People Under 30 and has been featured for cover stories in Details, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Entrepreneur magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California....
, and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
in addition to numerous television appearances. Maiffret was featured in MTV’s True Life
True Life
True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode, "Fatal Dose." The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives.-Topics covered:True...
: I'm a Hacker (October 1999). Marc was a guest speaker on episode 91 of Security Now
Security Now
Security Now! is a weekly podcast hosted by Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson. The first episode was released on 19 August 2005.Released each Thursday, Security Now! consists of a discussion between Gibson and Laporte of issues of computer security and, conversely, insecurity...
, with Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte
Léo Gordon Laporte is an Emmy Award winning, American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. A former resident of Providence, Rhode Island, he now lives in Petaluma, California with his wife Jennifer and two children, Abby and Henry....
and Steve Gibson.http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-091.txt
Marc was 'Chameleon' in the hacking group 'Rhino9'.
Marc was also known as 'sn1per' in the hacking group No|d.
External links
- eEye Digital Security Expands Leadership Team, Welcomes Back Technology Visionary Marc Maiffret to Tackle New Era of Security Vulnerabilities and Compliance Challenges
- eEye Digital Security
- The DigiTrust Group, LLC appoints Marc Maiffret as Director of Professional Services.
- Maiffret Merges Startup With DigiTrust Group