Dr. Andrew Hintz

Biography

Andrew Hintz is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Computer Science. With over 20 years of experience in the field of computer security, he specializes in areas such as threat intelligence, vulnerability discovery, and reverse engineering. He has had a notable career, having previously worked for prestigious organizations including Google, the National Security Agency, IBM, Microsoft, and Litton Loan Servicing. At Google, he co-founded the company's penetration testing effort and is credited with inventing and launching Password Alert, which accumulated 805,000 users. Professor Hintz's research interests are reflected in his published works, including the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-035 and a paper on fingerprinting websites using traffic analysis.

Research Interests