Matt Brown

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Washington, DC, United States9 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of Brown Fine Security specializing in IoT pentesting.
Award-winning bug bounty hunter with zero-day vulnerability expertise.
Leading content creator in hardware hacking with 190K+ YouTube subscribers.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert specializing in IoT security and vulnerability assessment.

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Skills

Core Skills

Iot PentestingBug BountyEmbedded SystemsLinux DevelopmentSecurity EngineeringAutomationSoftware DevelopmentVulnerability Assessment

Other Skills

Firmware ExtractionHardware HackingContent CreationC++LinuxDockerPythonBashCC (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)GitSQLRed TeamingPenetration Testing

About

I’m Matt Brown, Founder & Principal Consultant at Brown Fine Security, where I provide world-class IoT penetration testing to secure connected devices for both large and small businesses. But what makes Brown Fine Security different from all the other hardware pentesting services out there? SECURITY RESEARCH: My security research into publicly accessible license plate reader video feeds has been featured in Wired, Ars Technica, and 404 Media. I've also authored cutting-edge open-source tools that enable the discovery of authentication flaws in ONVIF video devices. AWARD-WINNING BUG BOUNTY HUNTER: I earned the Most Valuable Hacker title at the 2023 H1-213 HackerOne Live Hacking Event, and the coveted MVH belt. If I can find zero-day vulnerabilities in Amazon’s IoT devices, I can do the same for you. LEADING CONTENT CREATOR: My YouTube channel currently has 190K+ subscribers and is the largest active channel in the hardware hacking space. MY SERVICES: Want to learn more? Head over to brownfinesecurity.com/iot-penetration-testing to learn more about my services and book a call! Soli Deo Gloria

Experience

9 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Alarm.com

2 roles

Staff Security Engineer

Oct 2024 – Feb 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

Senior Security Engineer

Apr 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

Brown fine security

Founder & Principal Consultant

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

At Brown Fine Security, we specialize in delivering tailored IoT penetration testing services to identify risks and protect your connected devices from evolving cyber threats.

IoT PentestingFirmware ExtractionHardware HackingContent CreationBug Bounty

Independent security evaluators

Senior Security Analyst

Jul 2022 – Apr 2023 · 9 mos

Led hardware pentesting client engagements across a variety of sectors
Discovered vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy smart home devices

Alarm.com

3 roles

Software Engineer

Jan 2022 – Jun 2022 · 5 mos · Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

Developed C/C++ embedded Linux application for a next generation video doorbell product
Engineered firmware build environments to provide stable and consistent packages using Docker
Provided architectural guidance to executives on design of software systems

Senior Security Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

Analyzed soft/hard bricked devices via UART and chip-off analysis to identify firmware bugs
Utilized experience with SystemD, wpa_supplicant, OpenVPN, and other open source software to
fix issues in device firmware

Security Engineer

Nov 2018 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

Developed embedded pentesting and exploit tools in Python and Bash
Started Alarm.com’s internal IoT pentesting program
Engaged with Quality and Software Engineers to remediate vulnerabilities in device firmware and
backend software systems
Developed chip-off hardware analysis processes for reading firmware from various flash ICs

Imperva (formerly distil networks)

Senior Security Analyst

Mar 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Arlington, Virginia, United States

Automated security auditing processes using Python, Docker and Chef
Led security team's penetration testing and red team efforts for internal systems

Lockheed martin

Cyber Intel Analyst

Jun 2016 – Mar 2017 · 9 mos · Herndon, Virginia, United States

Developed software vulnerability assessment tools in C and Python
Created processes to run ARM firmware on Linux virtual machines using QEMU

Iowa state university

Graduate Research Assistant

Sep 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · Ames, Iowa, United States

Designed network for the Iowa State University Cyber Physical SCADA Testbed
Leveraged reverse engineering tools to perform security audits on power grid equipment