‘Brilliant mind and a true gentleman’ commemorated through annual award for technical security research.
During VB2014 in Seattle, we
presented
the first annual Péter Ször Award to a group of
ESET
researchers for their work on ‘Operation Windigo’. The award was set up to commemorate of the life and work of security researcher Péter Ször, who passed away in November 2013.
Péter Ször contributed almost 40 articles to
Virus Bulletin
over the years, spoke at several
VB
conferences, and served for more than ten years on the
VB
advisory board. He was also well known as the author of the popular
The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense
— a book which, for many, served as their first introduction to and basic grounding in computer security. Most importantly, he was known by everyone who encountered him for his great kindness and generosity.
Pierre-Marc Bureau, Marc-Etienne Léveillé and Alexis Dorais-Joncas with their award.
We are now seeking nominations for the second award. It will be awarded for the
best technical security research published between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015
. You can use
this form
to send in your nominations, or else do so by emailing
[email protected]
.
The award will be presented during
VB2015
, which takes place 30 September to 2 October in Prague, Czech Republic.
Posted on 29 June 2015 by
Martijn Grooten
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