Breaking things to keep them safe with Philippe Laulheret

Philippe shares his unique journey from French engineering school to the front lines of cybersecurity, explaining how his lifelong love for solving puzzles helps him uncover critical security flaws before they can be exploited.

In the latest Humans of Talos, Amy sits down with Senior Vulnerability Researcher Philippe Laulheret to demystify the world of ethical hacking. Philippe shares his unique journey from French engineering school to the front lines of cybersecurity, explaining how his lifelong love for solving puzzles helps him uncover critical security flaws before they can be exploited. From his memorable experiment using a green onion to bypass a biometric fingerprint reader to his perspective on the reality of cybersecurity versus what we see in the movies, Philippe provides a fascinating look at the work that keeps our digital world safe.

Amy Ciminnisi: So, can you talk to me a little bit about what you do in vulnerability research? Philippe Laulheret: I work in vulnerability research. Basically, my job is to find vulnerabilities in software, hardware, or things physically.