Consultant Bios
Kyle Barnthouse
Recent Accomplishments
- September 2008 -Wrote tutorial explaining how to send One-Time Pad messages that are mathematically impossible to crack.
- August 2008 -Invited to speak at Defcon about inherent flaws in the cable modem infrastructure that would allow an individual or group to launch a digital 9/11 in a way that could never be traced.
- Spring-Fall 2008 -Discovered revolutionary way the IRA, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other GTOs are sending messages that were until that time undetected by intelligence and counter-terrorism agencies. With the help of a member of the FBI’s CTTF, was able to decode actionable intelligence from several of these communiqués.
Achievments
- 1998 -Gained notoriety in the fledgling computer security world by being the first person to isolate and provide samples of the Doly trojan to antivirus companies.
- 1999 -Had his first textfile, “The Birth of Phreaking,” published on textfiles.com.
- 2001 -Discovered an auto-rooting worm created by the Chinese government to attack sensitive US Government networks.
- 2002 -With no prior government training, was made an ITO for the Defense Language Institute/Presidio of Monterey Staff Judge Advocate office. Received a Certificate of Achievement for his service during this billeting.
- 2004 -Was on the team that translated one of the manuals used by Al-Qaeda to train cell members.
- 2004 -Graduated from the Defense Language Institute’s Arabic Basic Course with the highest OPI score in his class.
Memberships
- DefenceNetwork
- DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE CONNECTIONS
- Defense Industry Network
- Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center Alumni
- DLI-FLC Alumni
- Global Information Security Professionals
- Homeland Security Professional
- Project 25 Steering Committee
- Private Security Professionals
- US Army Military Intelligence Veterans
- Young Defense, Aerospace, and Homeland Security Professionals
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