Chris Wysopal
Director of Research and Development

Director of Research and Development at @stake, Inc, Chris Wysopal's career in the information security industry has spanned over 13 years. He is a regular advisor to several high security government agencies and now manages @stake’s pioneering research in wireless security, application security, portable device security, digital forensics, attack simulation, and the ability for critical infrastructures to withstand attack.

Generally accepted as an expert in the field of information security, Mr. Wysopal presented expert testimony in May of 1998 on the state of US Government computer security to the US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Prior to @stake, Mr. Wysopal was a Senior Security Engineer at GTE Internetworking (formerly known as BBN) where he was the most senior engineer on the IT Security staff. He also held the position of Security Researcher for L0pht Heavy Industries, the independent security research group that joined forces with executives from Forrester Research, Cambridge Technology Partners, and Compaq to form @stake.

Mr. Wysopal is co-author of the award winning password-auditing program, LC3, which is used by over 2,000 government, military, and corporate organizations worldwide. His opinions are highly valued in the press and he has been quoted in almost all major print, electronic, and broadcast media outlets. He is also the author of several columns on computer security for the online publication, ZDNet News.

Chris holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems & Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.