[vitus]

> A bright lad with a few years experience

A few years experience specifically working with iOS. That doesn't say anything about how much existing experience he has in the security space.

Here's a Java critical patch update from 2017 that references someone of the same name (probably him):

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2017.html

[gerdesj]

When I was his age, I had trouble finding my arse with both hands. He manages an attractive presentation of a pretty dry subject in a foreign language and presents it to an all star audience.

I suspect he'll do all right.