Deral Heiland serves as a Principal Security Research (IoT) at Rapid7, where he focuses on security within the Internet of Things domain. Heiland is a prolific speaker, having presented at numerous prominent cybersecurity conferences worldwide. His speaking engagements include multiple appearances at Blackhat USA and Europe, Defcon, RSAC, and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). He was also involved with the Defcon IoTVillage creator stage.