Matt Bergin is an information security researcher focusing on exploiting software vulnerabilities, developing tools for covert network operations, and designing payloads to provide initial footholds for other red team members. Although much of his research is not publicly available, he makes it a personal goal to publish as much as he is authorized to. Matt’s interest in information security began as a teenager and he made it his profession in 2010 after placing 2nd in the then newly created U.S. Cyber Challenge wargame called Netwars. Since he began his career, he has published 58 security advisories.