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minutes•25 September 2022
Hashing it Out Personals | David Theodore – Making it through the merge
Security Research Engineer at Ethereum, David Theodore, talks about the merge and his path from electrical engineering to security.
Timestamps
00:00|Intros
02:11|Security research during Ethereum merge
05:25|Cloud technology
06:13|Working on Ethereum
12:23|Incentives
21:30|Single secret leader election
24:11|ATT&CK
25:52|Web3 security
29:18|Cryptography in security
33:16|Fees & payments
35:31|Hackers
36:25|Tricked out camper
41:59|Client implementation
44:44|Finding reception
49:59|Free time after merge
57:16|From electrical engineering to security research
01:03:16|Industry advice
01:04:04|Goodbyes
Episode hosts - Corey Petty and Jessie Santiago
Produced by - Christian Noguera
And edited by - Christian Noguera