Zero Day Exploits with Maddie Stone, Security Researcher on Google Project Zero

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) took place for the time in Ireland. FIRST’s 34th Annual Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: Strength Together’ took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, from June 26 to July 1, 2022.

One of the speakers was Maddie Stone a security researcher on Google Project Zero. Ronan talks to Maddie about what Google Project Zero does and more.

Maddie talks about what Google Project Zero does, their most interesting find, where they decide were they will go next, members of the team having their own expertise, flaws in products, only fixing bugs that are exploitable, and what they consider are security bugs. Maddie also talks about why the OS you use is not important to attackers, the dark web, and her FIRST talk, and the serious vulnerabilities they found so far this year.

More about Maddie Stone:

Maddie Stone is a Security Researcher on Google Project Zero where she focuses on 0-day exploits used in-the-wild. Previously, she was a reverse engineer and team lead on the Android Security team, focusing predominantly on pre-installed and off-Google Play malware.

Maddie also spent many years deep in the circuitry and firmware of embedded devices. Maddie has previously spoken at conferences including Black Hat USA, REcon, OffensiveCon, and others. She holds a Bachelors of Science, with a double major in Computer Science and Russian, and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.