Marcus Hutchins, a security researcher, has a new chapter to write after accidentally preventing the spread of the notorious WannaCry worm using a sinkhole he made in May 2017.
Hutchins, who was detained for developing and marketing the Kronos banking Trojan a few months after his kill switch stopped WannaCry, has been designated the first-ever fellow for Cybrary, a 3 million-student cybersecurity online training platform. Hutchins will oversee training sessions and mentoring initiatives in his new position. He will also provide training content advice and contribute to the creation of new virtual labs and other practical educational resources.
“High-quality training materials were hard to come by when I first started out in cybersecurity. My friends and I frequently found ourselves juggling an inconsistent mix of forum debates and blog entries. Since then, I’ve worked constantly to develop the tools I wish I could have had back then, “said Hutchins in a statement. I firmly believe in enhancing both the availability of these basic training materials and the domain-specific information needed to assist individuals in securing employment in our sector.”
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