EXPERIENCE
Aaron James is a Senior Security Consultant who began his career in the Information Security field in 2014. Before joining TrustedSec in 2019, Aaron oversaw vulnerability management and security metrics programs in university and medical center environments, followed by several years of penetration testing in a consultant role. Aaron brings to these roles the leadership, communication, and adaptability skills he developed over five combat rotations as an infantryman with the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science, Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Aaron’s passion for security developed from a love of practical and technical disciplines, the pleasure of leveraging skill and experience to overcome challenges, and a desire to protect the vulnerable from harm.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Intro to Web App Security Testing: Burp Suite Tips & Tricks
Burp Suite Pro tips from the TrustedSec Software Security team, improving testing workflow with features like proxy, repeater, and intruder modifications.
Intro to Web App Security Testing: Logging
Detailed logging of penetration testing activities is crucial for accuracy and precision, allowing demonstration of actions and times throughout the…
Black Hat USA Training - Adversary Tactics and Threat Hunting
During our Black Hat training, you will learn hands-on attacks that directly correlate to industry relevant TTPs, while performing threat hunting exercises and…
BSidesPGH 2025
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's BSides Pittsburgh!
Dialing Into Deception: A Social Engineer's Playbook for Voice-Based Attacks
Join Targeted Operations Practice Lead Jason Lang and Senior Security Consultant David Boyd as they walk through different aspects of social engineering and…
Attacking JWT using X509 Certificates
Take a closer look at JWT signature verification using X.509 headers as we walk through an attack and demonstrate a Burp extension to exploit a known…
Security Noise - Episode 7.18
This week on Security Noise, we are hacking with AI! Listen as we discuss how AI can accelerate workflows, the pros and cons of using automation in penetration…
Layer 8 Conference
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Layer 8 Conference! Plus, Principal Security Consultant Adam Compton with being giving a talk.
Dragging Secrets Out of Chrome: NTLM Hash Leaks via File URLs
Figure 1 - We take our work very seriously. Capturing Hashes with DragonHashChromium-based browsers have an odd feature set that allows extensive drag-and-drop…
Live Discord Event – CUI Mythbusting with Chris Camejo
Join us for an exclusive live Discord session on Thursday, June 12 at 11:00AM ET/10:00AM CT with Director of Advisory Services Chris Camejo! This livestream…
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