Biography
Marc Rogers is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer for the AI observability startup nbhd.ai
With a career that spans decades, Marc has been hacking since the 80’s. Professionally Marc has served as VP of Cybersecurity Strategy for Okta, Head of Security for Cloudflare and Principal Security researcher for Lookout. He’s been a CISO in South Korea and spent a decade managing security for the UK operator, Vodafone. Marc also co-founded the disruptive Bay Area security startup “Vectra”. In his role as technical advisor on USA’s “Mr. Robot” and BBC’s “The Real Hustle” he helped create on-screen hacks for both shows.
Marc’s core expertise is as a security researcher and whitehat hacker. He uses this expertise to investigate and break things in order to uncover security issues. Issues that he then communicates back to industry in a responsible way so they can be fixed. Notable examples of his research include his hacks of Apple’s TouchID, Google’s Glass and automotive hacks such as that of the Tesla Model S.
Marc also uses this expertise in his roles as a Senior Technical advisor for IST, a member of the Ransomware Taskforce, and co-founder of the CTI League, an award winning, multinational cybersecurity initiative that combines security industry professionals, government agencies and law enforcement from 80 different countries. For his work in the CTI League Marc was nominated as one of Wired Magazine’s people making things better in 2020.
Last, Marc’s an organizer and the Head of Security for the world’s largest hacking conference: DEF CON where most people just know him as CJ.
Get in touch
You can find Marc on the following social media platforms – feel free to reach out.
Articles
Articles written by Marc Rogers
Deconstructing an iPhone Spearphishing attack
Dark Reading · Sep 19, 2019
Phone numbers as identifiers: The problem with SMS-based authentication
Okta Blog · Feb 14, 2019
Cybersecurity and the unexpected consequences of the government shutdown.
Okta Blog · Jan 10, 2019
Okta Blog · Nov 8, 2018
Marc Rogers Blog · Nov 13, 2017
Why I hacked TouchID (Again) and still think it’s awesome.
Lookout Blog · Sep 23, 2014
Kill switch, but which? Towards a more holistic approach to phone theft
The Guardian Newspaper UK · Jun 5, 2014
Turning security into a data problem
The Guardian Newspaper UK · Apr 3, 2014
USA Today · Apr 3, 2014
Bricks of Silver: Hacking Smartphone Theft
Vox Magazine · Feb 18, 2014
In from the cold: the mainstream rehabilitation of the ‘hacker’
The Guardian Newspaper UK · Nov 12, 2013
Why I hacked Apple’s TouchID and Still Think It Is Awesome.
Lookout Security Blog · Sep 23, 2013
Articles about or featuring Marc Rogers
The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware
Wired · Sep 29, 2020
Wired25’s People making a difference in 2020
Wired · Sep 16, 2020
One Data Scientist’s Quest to Quash Misinformation
Wired · Sep 15, 2020
Cyber Version of ‘Justice League’ Launches to Fight COVID-19 Related Hacks
Dark Reading · Mar 26, 2020
Cybersecurity Experts Come Together to Fight Coronavirus-Related Hacking
The New York Times · Mar 25, 2020
Success of Anonymous Federal Bug Submission Program ‘Takes A Village’
Threatpost · Sep 18, 2019
Researchers Hacked a Model S, But Tesla’s Already Released a Patch
Wired Magazine · Aug 6, 2015
Psst, Secrets You Share Online Aren’t Always Safe
Wall Street Journal · Feb 25, 2014
Clever Hacks Give Google Glass Many Unintended Powers
NPR · Jul 17, 2013
Marc's Security Ramblings 