"When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl."
-- Anonymous
I'm Marco Ivaldi, a seasoned security researcher and tech leader with over 25 years in offensive security. As a polyglot programmer of weird machines, I study how things can go wrong. I've hacked on everything from old-school X.25 networks to modern mobile apps. These days, I'm the technical director and co-founder of HN Security, a boutique firm dedicated to uncovering vulnerabilities before attackers do.
My journey began in the '90s, when I co-founded Linux&C, the very first Italian magazine about Linux and open source. Along the way, I've contributed to the OSSTMM, published in magazines like Phrack, co-authored several books including Hacking Exposed Linux, and presented my research at international conferences such as Infiltrate. In recognition of my contributions I was recently named a Most Valuable Security Researcher by Microsoft and have competed as a Zero Day Quest hacker.
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