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Anatomy of a SYN-ACK Attack

Chad Seaman is a Principal Security Researcher and Team Lead of Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team. He proudly refers to himself as an “Internet Dumpster Diver,” and enjoys looking through the muck and mire he finds there. Chad began his career as a programmer, and after being exposed to security, exploitation, and forensics via breach investigations, security quickly became his preferred work. He now spends his time engulfed in malware investigations, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, DDoS, and cybercrime investigations.…