Cameron Camp

Cameron Camp

Security Researcher


Education: CISSP, RHCSA

Highlights of your career? Reverse engineering human brain patterns.

What malware do you hate the most? Nation state sponsored low and slow.

Favorite activities? Building and flying airplanes.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Stupid hurts.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? 1988, Radio Shack TRS-80.

Favorite computer game/activity? Java/Big Data algorithms to find brain patterns.


275 articles by Cameron Camp

Black Hat 2017: Non-standard hacking platforms reign supreme

Black Hat 2017: Non-standard hacking platforms reign supreme

Black Hat 2017: Non-standard hacking platforms reign supreme

This year at Black Hat, tiny automated hacking platforms are everywhere, loaded with tasty purpose-built tools that can be used to break into your systems.

Cameron Camp27 Jul 20172 min. read


Black Hat 2017: Hacking the physical world

Black Hat 2017: Hacking the physical world

Black Hat 2017: Hacking the physical world

Cameron Camp, in attendance at this year's Black Hat in Las Vegas, takes a closer look at attacks against physical infrastructure.

Cameron Camp26 Jul 20172 min. read


Going to Black Hat? Bring your (marketing) wallet

Going to Black Hat? Bring your (marketing) wallet

Going to Black Hat? Bring your (marketing) wallet

This year at Black Hat, it will be incumbent upon newer vendors to make sensational claims to gain market share from established vendor, says Cameron Camp.

Cameron Camp24 Jul 20173 min. read


ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISPs have started to monetize customer information quietly while selling them bandwidth. The temptation is strong, as that kind of aggregate data has real value on the secondary market, but what about the customers’ privacy?

Cameron Camp07 Apr 20173 min. read


RSA – day 3: Security for those who don’t know what that means

RSA – day 3: Security for those who don’t know what that means

RSA – day 3: Security for those who don’t know what that means

Here at RSA, an increasing amount of security purchases are made by those who got the task dumped in their laps, but who have little or no formal or practical training.

Cameron Camp18 Feb 20173 min. read


RSA 2017 – day 2: Attacking yourself

RSA 2017 – day 2: Attacking yourself

RSA 2017 – day 2: Attacking yourself

Want to find holes in your security perimeter? What better way than to attempt to attack yourself, and here at RSA there are plenty of tools to help.

Cameron Camp17 Feb 20172 min. read


RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

RSA feels like a mashup of giant tech Titans steadily swallowing up the little guys to make one massive, unholy tech monster. But how does that really work for small businesses as customers, and the rest of us?

Cameron Camp16 Feb 20172 min. read


PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

Recent phishing scams targeted both Gmail and Yahoo, and now attackers have their sights set on PayPal with some very convincing bait.

Cameron Camp27 Jan 20173 min. read


Ransomware: Should you pay up?

Ransomware: Should you pay up?

Ransomware: Should you pay up?

ESET’s Cameron Camp provides valuable insight into what you should do if you're a victim of ransomware.

Cameron Camp17 Jan 20173 min. read