Brian Harris

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Copenhagen, Denmark14 yrs experience
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Key Highlights

  • Decades of experience in cybersecurity and pentesting.
  • Expert in covert entry and physical security training.
  • Proven track record in vulnerability discovery and mitigation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert specializing in penetration testing and security assessments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Penetration TestingPhysical SecuritySecurity AuditsSecurity TrainingSecurity AssessmentSecurity ResearchReverse Engineering

Other Skills

Physical PentestingPhysical Security AuditingCovert Entry TrainingElicitation TrainingCovert EntrySecurity AssessmentsOffensive SecurityOSINTNmapBurp SuiteRisk ManagementSoftware DevelopmentSecurity ReviewsPythonKali Linux

About

Decades of experience, public and private sectors running cyber and physical pentesting & research projects. Running Covert Access Team as both chief instructor and team lead while also running ... other teams :D I also give lectures and talks on all things security, training seminars and universities.

Experience

14 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

The tech collective

Technical Manager - Cyber Security Specialist

Mar 2023Sep 2023 · 6 mos · Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark · On-site

  • Offensive security specialist
  • Covert entry & physical security lead
  • Covert entry training instructor
  • Elicitation training instructor

Ncc group

2 roles

Regional Mangager Nordics

Feb 2022Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Senior Security Consultant

Sep 2020Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

  • Security Assessments & Penetration testing types include:
  • Offensive security (Team lead)
  • Physical Security & Covert Entry ( Team Lead)
  • Hardware: ATMs, CCTV Cameras, IoT, ...
  • Wireless , Bluetooth , RFID, Radio
  • Web Apps
  • Networks
  • Internal Assessments
  • Laptop Assessments
  • PCI Tests
  • PACS assessment / security
Security AssessmentsPenetration TestingOffensive SecurityPhysical SecuritySecurity Audits

Alten denmark

Information Technology Security Architect

Mar 2020Sep 2020 · 6 mos · Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

  • In this position, I performed a penetration test on a global network, and helped to mitigate all discovered risks/vulnerabilities. I performed OSINT on a number of clients to help patch vulnerabilities and instruct on risk assessment. I created and presented numerous security training seminars on penetration testing, security vulnerability tools and their uses.
  • Performed penetration tests on a global network comprised of more
  • than 1700 IPs, using Shodan, Nmap, Maltego, Eyewitness and
  • Burpsuite, resulting in the discovery of more than 50 critical- and
  • high-risk vulnerabilities to then resolve alongside my client
  • Tested a corporate operating system image with CIS Benchmark and
  • open-source assessment tools to facilitate hardening the image prior
  • to its company-wide release
  • Presented several security training seminars to educate cyber security
  • staff on red team engagement methods with the purpose of mitigating
  • potential threats
  • Developed a custom security tool to automate large-scale pentests
  • and the gathering of OSINT information, using Shodan, Nmap, Python
  • and Bash
  • Provided ongoing security assessments and pentests for an app under
  • development and guided developers on security best practices
  • Conducted OSINT assessments for numerous clients
Penetration TestingOSINTSecurity Training

Government

Black Team Specialist

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 4 mos · Unknown · On-site

  • Perform black team engagements worldwide on highly secured facilities, locations and events.

L3 technologies

Penetration Tester

Nov 2018Mar 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • In this position, I performed penetration testing, security assessment, security software development, security tool development and risk management/assessment. I worked for numerous companies as a freelance pen tester and security auditor while working remotely. I worked either alone or in small teams for specific projects, including: drones, banking industry, ATM machines, security cameras, web apps, web sites and more.
  • Performed small- and large-scale internal network penetration tests
  • for a variety of clients on Linux, Windows, iOS and Android,
  • discovering a number of vulnerabilities to then resolve with my
  • clients, including:
  • Identified a vulnerability in the firmware for a line of security
  • cameras that allowed for remote login, similar to the vsftpd 2.3.4
  • exploit
  • Discovered a vulnerability on a client’s banking web app that
  • allowed for unauthorized login and admin-level access
  • Performed a wireless pentest to intercept communication and
  • take control of commercial drones
  • Developed a diagnostic toolkit for my client to test the security of
  • future drone models and software updates
Penetration TestingSecurity AssessmentRisk Management

The university of bonn

Cyber Security researcher

Aug 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bonn Area, Germany

  • In this position, I worked as a security researcher and penetration tester, helping to develop custom security based software for vulnerability discovery and reverse engineering. Working mostly in C, C++ and Python, I helped to create tools that would better reverse engineer code in order to locate exploits (similar to IDA but with more features).
  • Utilized GDB and IDA Pro to reverse-engineer open-source software
  • and malware to uncover vulnerabilities and ownership signatures
  • Helped develop a custom tool similar to IDA Pro that would automate
  • vulnerability discovery
Penetration TestingSecurity AssessmentRisk Management

Covert access team

Chief Covert Entry Instructor

Jul 2016Present · 9 yrs 10 mos · Global · On-site

  • Chief instructor & Black Team Lead

Caladon virtual

Programmer

Feb 2015Jul 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Columbia MO

  • Performed security reviews of applications, websites and code review
  • Developed GPS tracking software to track real time vehicle movement
  • Provided consulting on various projects in regards to security and
  • system management
Security ResearchReverse EngineeringSoftware Development

Self employed

Freelance Pentester & Covert Entry Specialist

Jan 2013Present · 13 yrs 4 mos · Remote

  • Covert Entry / Black Teaming
  • Physical Pentesting
  • Physical Security Auditing
  • Physical Security Instruction & Training
  • Offensive Security pentesting including:
  • IoT, cameras, ATMs, etc
  • Web apps / APIs
  • Networks (internal / external)
  • Wireless, Bluetooth & Radio
  • Covert Entry & Elicitation Training
  • 5 day covert entry training class
  • 2 day elicitation training class
  • 1 day covert entry lecture, Q&A
Physical PentestingPhysical Security AuditingCovert Entry TrainingElicitation TrainingPenetration TestingPhysical Security

Center for high assurance computing

Cyber Security Analyst

May 2012Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Columbia, Missouri Area

  • In this position, I worked as a security researcher, helping to develop new security based software as well as hardware models. Working mostly in Haskell I worked on various security research projects ranging from chips to drones
Security ReviewsSoftware DevelopmentSecurity Assessment

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master’s Degree — Computer Science

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Columbia College

Bachelor's Degree — Mathematics and Computer Science

Jan 2009Jan 2013

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