Following another post, what sick hacking can one do if one is very good at fundamental mathematics/CS

Following this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking/comments/16nrqlu/what_is_the_hardest_and_most_complex_area_of/

I know that Cryptography is a field that academic people really shine. It really needs a PHD to do serious research. What other fields do you know?

Thinking about RE, malware, embedded hacking, most of these doesn’t seem to require a strong academic background (of course, it’s good to have). But I suspect someone who is really good at fundamentals can push hacking to a new level.

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September 21, 2023
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