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Hackers Nasdaq – Our founder comments in forbes.

Hackers Nasdaq

Our founder, Adriel Desautels, comments about purchasing exploits in this Forbes article. The article also outlines a new business called WabiSabiLabi that is attempting to gain traction in the exploit market by using an e-bay like bidding structure. While this seems like a good idea at first glance the idea will face significant trust problems as it appears that anyone can bid on an exploit. The question that we have for WabiSabiLabi is how do they assure that the winning bidder is an ethical legitimate buyer?

Adriel Desautels

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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Adriel is a recognized leader in the information security industry with over 20 years of professional experience. In 1998, he founded Secure Network Operations, Inc., home to the renowned SNOsoft Research Team, which helped shape today’s best practices for responsible vulnerability disclosure. Adriel pioneered the zeroday Exploit Acquisition Program (EAP), later integrated into Netragard, and has served as an expert witness in US Federal court.

In 2006, Adriel founded Netragard to deliver high-quality, realistic threat penetration testing, now known as Red Teaming, and has since expanded its offerings to include mobile application security, source code reviews, web application assessments, and more. As the primary architect behind Netragard’s innovative services, Adriel continues to push the boundaries of research-based cybersecurity.

Frequently sought as a subject matter expert, Adriel has been featured by Forbes, The Economist, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, The Register, and has appeared in documentaries and authoritative books such as “Unauthorized Access” and “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends.” He is also a seasoned public speaker, presenting at leading conferences like Blackhat USA, InfoSec World, BSides, and the NAW Billion Dollar CIO Roundtable.