Deral Heiland, CISSP, serves as a Principal Security Researcher (IoT) for Rapid7. Heiland has more than 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field, and over the last 15+ years his career has focused on security research, security assessments, penetration testing, and consulting for corporations and government agencies. He has conducted security research on numerous technical subjects, releasing white papers and security advisories, and presenting the information at numerous international security conferences including Black Hat, DEF CON, ShmooCon, DerbyCon, RSAC, and Hack In Paris. Heiland has been interviewed and quoted by several media outlets and publications including ABC World News Tonight, BBC, Consumer Reports, MIT Technical Review, SC Magazine, and The Register.