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

Car hacking: Defcon style

Car hacking: Defcon style

Car hacking: Defcon style

This year at Defcon, the car hacking village is bigger than ever, says Cameron Camp. Key observation? The tools are getting better.

Cameron Camp09 Aug 20163 min. read


Black Hat 2016: When middleware takes over the world

Black Hat 2016: When middleware takes over the world

Black Hat 2016: When middleware takes over the world

In years past at Black Hat here in Las Vegas, there was row after row of hardware, then, in later years, row after row of software – Now there’s row after row of middleware.

Cameron Camp09 Aug 20163 min. read


Interop: Getting a few more years out of your tech

Interop: Getting a few more years out of your tech

Interop: Getting a few more years out of your tech

Remember when a 100 gigabyte hard drive was huge? I try not to think about it, but I also remember when no one could figure out what to do with a hard drive “that large”.

Cameron Camp06 May 20163 min. read


The perimeter is everywhere (so where is your data really?)

The perimeter is everywhere (so where is your data really?)

The perimeter is everywhere (so where is your data really?)

It’s hard to protect what you don’t understand. It’s also hard to protect data if you don’t know where it is. ESET's Cameron Camp looks explores the challenges of data security.

Cameron Camp27 Apr 20163 min. read


RSA: Will your next phone have quantum cryptographic 2FA?

RSA: Will your next phone have quantum cryptographic 2FA?

RSA: Will your next phone have quantum cryptographic 2FA?

Yes or no, will your next phone have quantum cryptographic 2FA? If one of the vendors here at RSA has anything to do with it, the answer will be 'yes' says ESET's Cameron Camp.

Cameron Camp04 Mar 20162 min. read


Security is 'easy': Just ask someone at RSA

Security is 'easy': Just ask someone at RSA

Security is 'easy': Just ask someone at RSA

This year RSA is drowning in buzzword-laden security startups. If you’ve got a next-gen cloud-enabled startup that catches 100% of zero days no has even thought of yet, there’s an RSA booth for you. No track record? No problem. Not sure whether it’s hardware or software? No problem. The problem is that real security is really hard.

Cameron Camp03 Mar 20162 min. read


Managing agile virtual machine security across the enterprise: A closer look

Managing agile virtual machine security across the enterprise: A closer look

Managing agile virtual machine security across the enterprise: A closer look

It is important to understand how and when an agile approach to deploying your network defenses in real-time should be performed, says ESET's Cameron Camp.

Cameron Camp02 Mar 20163 min. read


RSA: Can crypto save your life?

RSA: Can crypto save your life?

RSA: Can crypto save your life?

Is there such a thing as security technology that is too good? ESET's Cameron Camp, who is in attendance at RSA, discusses further.

Cameron Camp02 Mar 20163 min. read


Apple and 'exceptional access' to crypto protection

Apple and 'exceptional access' to crypto protection

Apple and 'exceptional access' to crypto protection

Apple is the latest in a host of technology players to be requested to allow exceptional access, that is, access in exceptional cases where it would be deemed to have high value relative to an active investigation.

Cameron Camp19 Feb 20162 min. read