Alex Wheeler
Manager, DVLabs Research
Alex Wheeler manages the DVLabs security research group at TippingPoint. His group is responsible for developing protection filters to address vulnerabilities, viruses, worms, Trojans, P2P, spyware, and other applications to incorporate them into TippingPoint's intrusion prevention systems. Previous to TippingPoint, Alex worked as the principal security researcher at IBM ISS and has held management and technical positions within IT security.
Like many other security researchers, Alex comes from a reverse-engineering background. His reverse engineering experience was cultivated through extensive static analysis of binary code in widespread security and networking technologies for vulnerabilities. Alex's research includes code designed for x86, ARM, and MIPS based architectures. He has presented research at BlackHat and CanSecWest.
Alex holds a master's degree from University of Chicago in computer science and a bachelors degree from University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in accounting. Prior to joining TippingPoint Alex has discovered numerous vulnerabilities:
- Microsoft TCPIP Buffer Overflow
- Microsoft Windows Media Framework Buffer Overflow
- Microsoft Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Novell Directory Services Buffer Overflow
- Symantec Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Panda Software Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Kaspersky Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Sophos Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- ClamAV Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Cisco VOIP Implementation Buffer Overflow
- Computer Associates/ZoneLabs/Vet Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Novell ZENworks Authentication Protocol Buffer Overflow
- McAfee Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Trend Micro Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- F-Secure Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
- Symantec Protection Engine Buffer Overflow
