EP02 Victor Manuel Alvarez - Motivation, Community, and the Future with YARA-X: Building the Future of Threat Detection

In this episode we’re sitting down with Victor Manuel Alvarez, the creator of YARA. YARA is one of the most powerful tools in cybersecurity. We discuss his early career, what motivated him to create YARA, and the role the community has played in its development. Plus, Victor shares his thoughts on the future of YARA and YARA-X, which is a ground-up rewrite of this venerable tool.