Brett Hawkins — CTO
Passionate cybersecurity practitioner focused on adversary simulation and offensive security research. I have been in Information Security for several years working for multiple Fortune 500 companies across different industries. I have focused on both offensive and defensive disciplines. I hold several industry recognized certifications, and have spoken at several conferences including Black Hat (US & EU), BlueHat, ShmooCon, TROOPERS, DerbyCon, Wild West Hackin' Fest, BSides, and Hackers Teaching Hackers. I am also a member of the open-source community, as I have authored various public tools, such as SharPersist, SCMKit, ADOKit, MLOKit and InvisibilityCloak. All of my public security research, which includes conference presentations, blog posts, whitepapers and open-source tools can be found here - https://h4wkst3r.github.io
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Specialist with a focus on offensive security and adversary simulation.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 8 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in adversary simulation and offensive security research.
- Speaker at major cybersecurity conferences including Black Hat and DerbyCon.
- Authored multiple public security tools for the open-source community.
Work Experience
Stealth Startup
Offensive Security AI Project (5 mos)
IBM
Team Lead, Adversary Services, X-Force (4 yrs 8 mos)
Mandiant
Senior Red Team Consultant (1 yr 11 mos)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Red Team Operator (2 yrs 10 mos)
The J.M. Smucker Company
Senior Security Analyst (2 yrs 5 mos)
Application Developer (9 mos)
IS Security Intern (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at The University of Akron
Cybersecurity Engineering Graduate Certificate at SANS Technology Institute
