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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Ask Me Anything: Proactive Threat Hunting
As threat actors become more sophisticated, organizations' approaches to finding malicious activity must become more proactive and refined. Dive into the…
Black Hat USA Training - Applied Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering
Registration is now open for our Black Hat training on August 3-6, 2024
Lapse of Control: Applauding PCI SSC for FAQ 1572
I want to applaud the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) for FAQ 1572 published in March of 2024 for simply and effectively answering a question asked by…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting July 2024
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter July MeetupCome join us for our monthly meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
Specula: A Red Team Chronicle
Microsoft Outlook is often used as the primary email client in corporate environments, making it a high-value target for threat actors. Any potential to…
Ask Me Anything: Remediation
Join the TrustedSec Remediation Team as they discuss how to prioritize and identify deficiencies in your cloud platform and examine best practices to harden…
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