Chris Wysopal

Chris Wysopal

Chris Wysopal, co-founder and Chief Security Evangelist of Veracode, is recognized as an expert and a well-known speaker in the information security field. He has given keynotes at computer security events and has testified on Capitol Hill on the subjects of government computer security and how vulnerabilities are discovered in software. His opinions on Internet security are highly sought after and most major print and media outlets have featured stories on Mr. Wysopal and his work. At Veracode, Mr. Wysopal is responsible for the security analysis capabilities of Veracode technology.

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  • MBTA Hack: Is It Really This Easy?
    | By Chris Wysopal

    A lot of the focus of the MBTA vs MIT case has been discussion of the CharlieCards. These are MiFare classic cards which have been known to be broken earlier this year. There is also a paper disposable card called the CharlieTicket that uses a magnetic stripe. The MIT students presentation states…

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  • Backdoor Detection in the News
    | By Chris Wysopal

    There has been some talk in the press lately about backdoors due to the recent court case where it was disclosed that federal agents planted a keystroke logger on a suspect’s computer using a trojan program. Many of the articles don’t report on the court case but raise the question as Declan…

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