James H. — Security Engineer
James is a driven and committed Senior Security Consultant and Red Teamer with over seven years experience in the cyber security field. Prior to working in the area of cyber security, he worked as a systems administrator, gaining a solid foundation and understanding of "How" systems work. He has a keen interest in offensive security, specifically in the area of "Red Teaming", with many successful Red Team and Assumed Breach assessments under his belt in various sectors such as defence, banking, insurance/finance, healthcare and agriculture. One of his key areas of interest and focus is social engineering and phishing, including the evasion of modern security technologies. In other areas of his work, he has experience in the following areas of cyber security: - Internal Infrastructure Assessments. - Web Application & API Assessments. - Cloud Configuration Reviews (Azure/Office365). - Active Directory Configuration Reviews. - Windows & Linux Build Reviews. - Vulnerability Research Outside of day to day work, he regularly keeps up to date with the cyber security field and current tactics, techniques and procedures alongside his keen interest in airsofting. He also has a keen interest and passion for helping others, previously having volunteered in both the British Red Cross, East Midlands Ambulance Service, Old Lycoming Fire Company and currently volunteers at Morningside Volunteer Fire Department Inc. During his career, he has also been awarded several CVEs for vulnerability research around mobile routers, these were assigned as CVE-2018-10532, CVE-2017-14267, CVE-2017-14268 and CVE-2017-14269. Opinions, posts and comments are my own and not the views of my employer.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with a focus on offensive security and vulnerability research.
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Experience: 10 yrs
Skills
- Vulnerability Assessment
Career Highlights
- Over seven years of experience in cybersecurity.
- Expertise in Red Teaming and offensive security.
- Awarded multiple CVEs for vulnerability research.
Work Experience
TikTok
Senior Security Engineer (7 mos)
Senior Red Team Consultant (Mandiant) [US-MASE] (2 yrs 3 mos)
Senior Red Team Consultant (Mandiant) [UKI] (7 mos)
Mandiant
Senior Red Team Consultant (10 mos)
Redscan, A Kroll Business
Offensive Security Consultant (1 yr 3 mos)
QinetiQ
Ethical Security Tester (1 yr 2 mos)
UK Civil Service
Senior Security Consultant (1 yr 10 mos)
Cobalt
Lead Penetration Tester / Security Researcher (4 yrs 10 mos)
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) (8 mos)
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contract - IT Field Engineer (1 mo)
Brother UK Ltd
Contract - Technical Support Advisor (2 mos)
University of Manchester
Contract - Desktop Installer (1 mo)
San IT Ltd
IT Technician (1 yr 6 mos)
Education
Master of Science - MS at Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) at Abertay University
Year Abroad at Pennsylvania College of Technology
Microsoft Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship at Remit IT