My name is Matt Bergin, I am 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 my research is not publicly available, I make it a personal goal to publish as much as I am authorized to. My interest in information security began as a teenager and I made it my profession in 2010 after placing 2nd in the then newly created U.S. Cyber Challenge wargame called Netwars. Since I began my career, I have published 58 security advisories.