Three years ago, Marc Maiffret was tired. He had been running hard as CTO of eEye Digital Security since co-founding the company at age 17. So after a decade, he walked away. He recently resurfaced as chief security architect at FireEye, and did an extensive interview with CSO about how security threats have changed since his eEye days.
He also rolled out a new site called ModernMalwareExposed.org, designed to help companies keep better track of evolving malware architecture and mount a more effective defense.

So it might come as a surprise that Maiffret has returned to eEye, reclaiming his title as CTO.

In an interview Friday, Maiffret said that even though he left the company, his affection for it never abated. "I left, but when you're a co-founder it's always going to be your baby."

After he'd gotten enough time off from the industry and was ready to resurface, FireEye was the best opportunity before him. Recently, however, a place for him at eEye opened back up, and he jumped at the chance to go back.

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