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
A brief list of useful things we wish we had known sooner Burp Suite Pro can be complicated and intimidating. Even after learning and becoming comfortable with…
Intro to Web App Security Testing: Logging
A Brief Look at Approaches to Logging and Pitfalls to Avoid TL;DR The Logger++ extension is a great tool for recording requests and responses across all of…
Actionable Purple Team Simulation Online Training (November 7-8)
Learn how to create specific detections to identify early Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in our online course. Designed for those looking to improve their…
Wild West Hackin' Fest 2024
TrustedSec is happy to return as a sponsor for Wild West Hackin' Fest in 2024! Visit us at our booth at the Deadwood Mountain Grand. Principal Security…
Three Rivers Information Security Symposium (TRISS) 2024
TrustedSec is proud to be a sponsor for TRISS 2024! Three Rivers Information Security Symposium (TRISS) is a Pittsburgh area information technology and…
GrrCON 2024
TrustedSec is excited to attend GrrCON this year in Grand Rapids, Michigan! GrrCON Cyber Security Summit and Hacker Conference is put together to provide the…
BEC Basics: Your First Step to Thwarting Email Scams
Attackers never stop evolving their business email compromise (BEC) tactics, leveraging phishing, credential harvesting, and email spoofing to infiltrate…
InfoSecWorld 2024
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and hold a two-day training at this year's InfoSec World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Make sure to visit our booth if you'll be…
BSides Columbus 2024
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor this year's BSides Columbus, held at BrewDog in Columbus, Ohio! On September 19, IR Practice Lead Tyler Hudak and Security…
Console Cowboys: Navigating the Modern Terminal Frontier
In our little niche corner of technology, it’s hard not to get excited about all the new command line interface (CLI) tools popping up all the time. I decided…
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