John Hammond

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States16 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Expert in cybersecurity education and training.
Developed engaging content for diverse audiences.
Experienced speaker at major security conferences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with a strong focus on education and content creation.

Contact

john@johnhammond.llc LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityContent CreationPenetration Testing

Other Skills

programming tutorialsCTF video walkthroughsinformation security contentnetwork exploitationdocumentationSecurityLinuxWindowsWindows ServerInformation Security

About

John Hammond is a cybersecurity researcher, educator and content creator. As part of the Adversary Tactics team at Huntress, John spends his days making hackers earn their access and helping tell the story. Previously, as a Department of Defense Cyber Training Academy instructor, he taught the Cyber Threat Emulation course, educating both civilian and military members on offensive Python, PowerShell, other scripting languages and the adversarial mindset. He has developed training material and information security challenges for events such as PicoCTF and competitions at DEFCON US. John speaks at security conferences such as BsidesNoVA, to students at colleges such as the US Naval Academy, and other online events including the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge/KringleCon. He is an online YouTube personality showcasing programming tutorials, CTF video walkthroughs and other cyber security content. John currently holds the following certifications: Security+, CEH, LFS, eJPT, eCPPT, PNPT, PCAP, OSWP, OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, OSEP, and OSED (OSCE(3)).

Experience

Huntress

Senior Principal Security Researcher

Dec 2025 – Present · 3 mos

Just hacking training

Co-Founder & Owner

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Huntress

2 roles

Principal Security Researcher

Promoted

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Senior Security Researcher

Aug 2020 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

United states department of defense

Cybersecurity Content Developer, SME

Jan 2020 – Jul 2020 · 6 mos

Defense threat reduction agency

Red Team Cyber Operator

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr · Virginia

Emulated advanced persistent threats as a penetration tester with expertise in host and network exploitation. Assisted in the development of the cyber red team engagement Standard Operating Procedure documentation. Created template for Red Cyber Operator Job Qualification Record documentation, detailing the required tasks cyber operators should be competent in to complete their assigned tasks while conducting engagements.

Dod cyber crime center (dc3)

Curriculum Developer & Instructor, SME

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Instructor/SME at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, Cyber Training Academy, developing and creating cybersecurity courses for military personnel. Focused teaching specifically on penetration testing and Red Team Operations with the Python programming language, toolkits like the Metasploit Framework, Empire, PowerSploit, and more.

penetration testingnetwork exploitationdocumentationcybersecurity

Youtube

Cybersecurity Content Creator

Sep 2009 – Present · 16 yrs 6 mos

Develop cybersecurity video walkthroughs, programming tutorials, and other information security content on the online platform YouTube. Public speaker delivering presentations at community information security conferences and collegiate universities. Manage community of information sharing to encourage continued education and growth within the cyber security industry.

cybersecurityprogramming tutorialsCTF video walkthroughsinformation security contentcontent creation