Alain Zidouemba was born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He studied
Mathématiques Supérieures and
Mathématiques Spéciales at the Lycée Jacques Amyot in France and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Howard University in the US. He worked in the area of network modeling and simulation before taking a position at PestPatrol as a Spyware Researcher. He has been with CA since 2005 and currently holds the position of Sr. Research Engineer. Alain's areas of interest include intrusion prevention, rootkits, Trojans, polymorphic pests, and automated pest analysis.