Pedram Amini is a security researcher, published author, founder, investor, advisor, and hacker of all things. He has a strong background in reverse engineering and creative problem-solving skills and has presented a variety of research at security conferences such as BlackHat, DefCon, RECon, Ekoparty, Microsoft Bluehat, ShmooCon, ToorCon, Virus Bulletin; and taught numerous sold-out courses on reverse engineering.

Pedram is the founder of many well known InfoSec brands, including the Zero Day Initiative, OpenRCE.org, Jumpshot and most recently Inquest. Throughout this conversation Pedram shares how he started within the industry, how and why he created his various start-ups, what drives his passion for problem-solving within the industry and from where he draws inspiration.

Pedram is super-inspiring to talk to; someone who is extremely successful and accomplished within the industry and has created some game-changing brands. Thank you for sharing your insights Pedram and we're looking forward to a Round 2!