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Two veteran security experts are launching a startup that aims to help other makers of cybersecurity products to up their game in protecting Apple devices.
Their startup is called DoubleYou, the name taken from the initials of its co-founder, Patrick Wardle, who worked at the U.S. National Security Agency between 2006 and 2008. Wardle then worked as an offensive security researcher for years before switching to independently researching Apple macOS defensive security. Since 2015, Wardle has developed free and open source macOS security tools under the umbrella of his Objective-See Foundation, which also organizes the Apple-centric Objective by the Sea conference.
His co-founder is Mikhail Sosonkin, who was also an offensive cybersecurity researcher for years before working at Apple between 2019 and 2021. Wardle, who described himself as “the mad scientist in the lab,” said Sosonkin is the “right partner” he needed to make his ideas reality.
“Mike might not hype himself up, but he is an incredible software engineer,” Wardle said.
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Their startup is called DoubleYou, the name taken from the initials of its co-founder, Patrick Wardle, who worked at the U.S. National Security Agency between 2006 and 2008. Wardle then worked as an offensive security researcher for years before switching to independently researching Apple macOS defensive security. Since 2015, Wardle has developed free and open source macOS security tools under the umbrella of his Objective-See Foundation, which also organizes the Apple-centric Objective by the Sea conference.
His co-founder is Mikhail Sosonkin, who was also an offensive cybersecurity researcher for years before working at Apple between 2019 and 2021. Wardle, who described himself as “the mad scientist in the lab,” said Sosonkin is the “right partner” he needed to make his ideas reality.
“Mike might not hype himself up, but he is an incredible software engineer,” Wardle said.
Ex-NSA hacker and ex-Apple researcher launch startup to protect Apple devices | TechCrunch
Patrick Wardle and Mikhail Sosonkin want to sell specific tools to cybersecurity companies focused on protecting Apple devices.
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