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Coalfire Incident & DerbyCon Communities – PSW #628

Dave Kennedy is the Founder & CEO of TrustedSec. Dave comes on the show to talk about the Coalfire incident and DerbyCon communities.

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Guest

TrustedSec
David Kennedy
Faculty at IANS Research and Founder of Binary Defense and TrustedSec

David Kennedy is a Faculty member at IANS Research and Founder and Owner of TrustedSec, an information security consulting firm, and Binary Defense, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) that detects attackers early to prevent large-scale invasions. In addition to creating several widely popular open-source tools, including ‘The Social-Engineer Toolkit’ (SET), PenTesters Framework (PTF), and Artillery. David has also released security advisories, including zero-days, with a focus on security research.

Prior to his work in the private sector, Dave served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), focusing on cyber warfare and forensics analysis activities, including two tours to Iraq. He also served on the board of directors for (ISC)2, which is one of the largest security collectives and offers certifications such as the CISSP.

Hosts

Principal Security Evangelist at Eclypsium
Professor at Roger Williams University
Chief Product Officer at CyberSaint
Director of Offensive Security & Research at Trimarc Security, Founder & CEO at Dark Element

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