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Security Explorations is a security research laboratory of AG Security Research company.

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Adam Gowdiak

Adam Gowdiak

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Adam Gowdiak received M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Poznan University of Technology. Prior to founding Security Explorations, he worked for the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center and Sun Microsystems Laboratories. For over 8 years, he was also an active member of a notable Polish security research group called The Last Stage of Delirium, or LSD.
Adam is an experienced bug hunter and reverse engineer. He is also a Java Virtual Machine hacker, with over 100 security issues uncovered in the Java technology over the recent years. He is also the Argus Hacking Contest co-winner and the man who has put Microsoft Windows to its knees (the original discoverer of MS03-026 / MS Blaster worm bug). He was also the first expert to present a successful and widespread attack against mobile Java platform in 2004.
Summary
A summary information about Security Explorations:
Security Explorations - Core competences and approach to security (880KB)
An archive of all public research materials:
Security Explorations public research archive (53MB)

Milestones

JUN
2008
Security Explorations comes to life.
JAN
2012
Breaking security of a digital satellite TV platform, first successful hack of Conax CAS with chipset pairing.
SEP
2012
Discovery of Java security vulnerability affecting 1+ billion devices Breaking security of IBM Java.
JUN
2014
Discovery of 20 security issues in Oracle Database Java VM.
FEB
2018
Breaking security of Multiroom service of NC+ SAT TV Platform.
MAR
2019
Discovery of 19 Java Card vulnerabilities.
JUL
2022
Security Explorations becomes security research lab of AG Security Research company.
Breaking security of mobile Java and Nokia S40 devices.
AUG
2008
Discovery of 20 security vulnerabilities in Oracle Java.
APR
2012
Breaking security of Oracle Java cloud service.
JAN
2014
Discovery of 30 security issues affecting Google App Engine for Java.
DEC
2014
Discovery of ST DVB chipset vulnerability.
JAN
2019
Discovery of a remote Gemalto SIM card vulnerability.
APR
2019
Security Explorations completes security analysis of Microsoft PlayReady content protection technology.
AUG
2022
JUN
2008
Security Explorations comes to life.
AUG
2008
Breaking security of mobile Java and Nokia S40 devices.
JAN
2012
Breaking security of a digital satellite TV platform, first successful hack of Conax CAS with chipset pairing.
APR
2012
Discovery of 20 security vulnerabilities in Oracle Java.
SEP
2012
Discovery of Java security vulnerability affecting 1+ billion devices Breaking security of IBM Java.
JAN
2014
Breaking security of Oracle Java cloud service.
JUN
2014
Discovery of 20 security issues in Oracle Database Java VM.
DEC
2014
Discovery of 30 security issues affecting Google App Engine for Java.
FEB
2018
Breaking security of Multiroom service of NC+ SAT TV Platform.
JAN
2019
Discovery of ST DVB chipset vulnerability.
MAR
2019
Discovery of 19 Java Card vulnerabilities.
APR
2019
Discovery of a remote Gemalto SIM card vulnerability.
JUL
2022
Security Explorations becomes security research lab of AG Security Research company.
AUG
2022
Security Explorations completes security analysis of Microsoft PlayReady content protection technology.