Christien Rioux | |
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Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Security |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions |
L0pht @stake Symantec Veracode |
Christien Rioux, also known by his handle DilDog, [1] is the co-founder and chief scientist for the Burlington, Massachusetts based company Veracode, for which he is the main patent holder. [2]
Educated at MIT, Rioux was a computer security researcher at L0pht Heavy Industries and then at the company @stake (later bought by Symantec). [1] While at @stake, he looked for security weaknesses in software and led the development of Smart Risk Analyzer (SRA). [3] He co-authored the best-selling Windows password auditing tool @stake LC ( L0phtCrack) and the AntiSniff network intrusion detection system. [4]
He is also a member [5] of Cult of the Dead Cow [6] and its Ninja Strike Force. Formerly, he was a member of L0pht. [7] [8]
DilDog is best known as the author of the original code for Back Orifice 2000, [6] [9] [10] an open source remote administration tool. He is also well known as the author of "The Tao of Windows Buffer Overflow." [11] [12]
Christien Rioux | |
---|---|
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Security |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions |
L0pht @stake Symantec Veracode |
Christien Rioux, also known by his handle DilDog, [1] is the co-founder and chief scientist for the Burlington, Massachusetts based company Veracode, for which he is the main patent holder. [2]
Educated at MIT, Rioux was a computer security researcher at L0pht Heavy Industries and then at the company @stake (later bought by Symantec). [1] While at @stake, he looked for security weaknesses in software and led the development of Smart Risk Analyzer (SRA). [3] He co-authored the best-selling Windows password auditing tool @stake LC ( L0phtCrack) and the AntiSniff network intrusion detection system. [4]
He is also a member [5] of Cult of the Dead Cow [6] and its Ninja Strike Force. Formerly, he was a member of L0pht. [7] [8]
DilDog is best known as the author of the original code for Back Orifice 2000, [6] [9] [10] an open source remote administration tool. He is also well known as the author of "The Tao of Windows Buffer Overflow." [11] [12]