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

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

Will your Swiss email account stay private (or can the govt take a look)?

A referendum is to be held on Switzerland's proposed surveillance law, a decision lauded by supporters of privacy. ESET's Cameron Camp discusses further.

Cameron Camp27 Jan 20163 min. read


CES 2016: Day 3 – the drones are back (but with augmented reality)

CES 2016: Day 3 – the drones are back (but with augmented reality)

CES 2016: Day 3 – the drones are back (but with augmented reality)

The final instalment in Cameron Camp's security-focused coverage of CES 2016, looks at the future of drones. It's all about augmented reality.

Cameron Camp11 Jan 20163 min. read


CES 2016: Day 2 - making smarter cars

CES 2016: Day 2 - making smarter cars

CES 2016: Day 2 - making smarter cars

Car security is rising to the fore here at CES 2016, which is not altogether surprising as 2015 was the year when car hacking really crossed over into the mainstream.

Cameron Camp08 Jan 20162 min. read


CES 2016: Day 1 – surviving the swarm

CES 2016: Day 1 – surviving the swarm

CES 2016: Day 1 – surviving the swarm

As ever, ESET is once again in attendance at CES in Las Vegas, offering you expert insight into all the security aspects of this year’s show, which, from what have seen so far, is a key focus for CES in 2016.

Cameron Camp07 Jan 20163 min. read


Virtual machine security – offloading the endpoint

Virtual machine security – offloading the endpoint

Virtual machine security – offloading the endpoint

If many endpoints’ traffic pass through the VM host, why not move security there, sort of catch “bad things” before they even enter the endpoint, asks ESET's Cameron Camp.

Cameron Camp01 Dec 20153 min. read


VMworld: When IT grows up

VMworld: When IT grows up

VMworld: When IT grows up

Virtualization aims to totally change how we think of IT altogether. Against the backdrop of VMworld, we take a closer look at the key details.

Cameron Camp03 Sep 20153 min. read


VMworld: VM acceleration – how do we get there?

VMworld: VM acceleration – how do we get there?

VMworld: VM acceleration – how do we get there?

If you have a ton of VMs sprawling the globe, how do you make them all fast? That’s the subject floating around the show floor at VMworld in SFO this year.

Cameron Camp02 Sep 20153 min. read


VMworld: Got a ton of VMs? Now what?

VMworld: Got a ton of VMs? Now what?

VMworld: Got a ton of VMs? Now what?

This year VMworld tackles what happens when your VM farm grows up and spawns hundreds or thousands of baby VMs

Cameron Camp01 Sep 20153 min. read


DEF CON – Upgrading your mom’s basement

DEF CON – Upgrading your mom’s basement

DEF CON – Upgrading your mom’s basement

If Black Hat is becoming the new RSA, then DEF CON is oozing toward Black Hat, it seems, and B-Sides is the new DEF CON. This year it got some Ikea furniture to spruce up its mom’s basement. Not totally commercial, but definitely more – first apartment folding furniture – chic; the basement just got upgraded.

Cameron Camp10 Aug 20153 min. read