Thomas Ptacek, 30, is well-known for shaking things up in the industry while having a little fun along the way. His uncanny way of bringing arcane technology topics — such as virtualization-based rootkits — into the mainstream makes him a popular (and sometimes controversial) talking head at security confabs. He concedes that his very public dispute with researcher Joanna Rutkowska at Black Hat last month didn’t really build any bridges between his camp and her. Not everyone in the security industry appreciates his sense of humor or his in-your-face approach.”]
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