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Zach Mayo's Journey From Curious Kid To Ethical Hacker Motivating Change

Calendar Feb 07, 2011 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The first time Zach Mayo infiltrated a security program, he was barely in his teens. At home with his family's computer, he bristled at the parental control software cutting him off from the Internet after curfew. "I'm 12 years old. Of course I'm going to try to break into it," Mayo said. "Then you realize you can."

The breach didn't go unnoticed by his father.

"He was mad at me because I broke in. I looked at him and said, 'This is what I want to do for the rest of my life,'" Mayo said. "But I want to help people."

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