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Adam Compton

Principal Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Adam Compton has been a programmer, researcher, instructor, professional pen tester, father, husband, and farmer. Adam has nearly two decades of experience in programming, network security, incident response, security assessment, and penetration testing. Throughout Adam’s career, he has worked for both federal and international government agencies as well as the private sector.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • B.S. Computer Science – University of Kentucky
  • B.S. Mathematics – University of Kentucky

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Adam has developed and contributed to several open source projects. Adam has also presented at a variety of conferences, from local BSides to BlackHat Europe.

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Adam’s passion for security originated with programming and has progressed through nearly the entire info gambit.

Featured Blogs And Resources

Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.

Webinars February 14 2024

Ask Me Anything: Pen Testing from a Hacker's Perspective

Do you have a question you've always wanted to ask about penetration testing? Covering topics like findings and best practices, you will have the opportunity…

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Webinars November 14 2018

Creating Your Career Path in Information Security

TrustedSec Senior Security Consultant Adam Compton will lead a discussion about different paths to a potential career in infosec.

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Webinars June 16 2021

PenTesting Fails: What to do When You Make (a Lot of) Mistakes in InfoSec

Join TrustedSec for a light-hearted webinar featuring stories about making mistakes in your InfoSec career and how to best learn from them.

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Webinars December 18 2024

The Lost Underground

Join TrustedSec Principal Security Consultant Mike Felch for an eye-opening journey into the lost underground, where ingenuity, disobedience, and complexity…

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Webinars December 04 2024

BEC Basics: Your First Step to Thwarting Email Scams

Join Senior Security Consultant Steven Erwin and Security Consultant Caroline Fenstermacher as they cover the basics of BEC analysis, providing participants…

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Blog December 03 2024

Discovering a Deserialization Vulnerability in LINQPad

Like most red teamers, I spend quite a lot of time looking for novel vulnerabilities that could be used for initial access or lateral movement. Recently, my…

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Blog November 21 2024

A 5-Minute Guide to HTTP Response Codes

If you've done any network scanning or application testing, you've run into your fair share of HTTP response codes. If not, these codes will show up in most…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | November 20 2024

WiCyS Ransomware Panel & Networking Event

Join us for an insightful discussion with the Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) Northeast Ohio Affiliate members!

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Webinars November 20 2024

Navigating Compliance: FCI and CUI Requirements for Federal Contractors

TrustedSec Advisory Compliance Services Practice Lead Chris Camejo provides a comprehensive overview of the definition, scope, and protection requirements for…

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News November 19 2024

TrustedSec Tech Brief - November 2024

Director of Security Intelligence Carlos Perez covers vulnerabilities and zero days for November 2024.

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