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Charles Yost

Senior Software Engineer

EXPERIENCE
Charles Yost started his career in a printer repair shop. From there, things quickly escalated to working in VoIP and then working as a developer in the radio industry. A broad background of more than 20 years in IT and software development enables him to break down problems into manageable pieces, which then leads to aligning them to appropriate solutions.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCPS)
  • Microsoft Specialist in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Member of Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum (NEOISF)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Security conference speaker at DerbyCon and BSides Cleveland\
  • Development conference speaker at CodeMash
  • User group speaker at NEOSIF and CLEPy

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Charles has been passionate about computers since he was nine (9) and was gifted a secondhand IBM XT. Throughout high school, he assisted with IT support, giving him insight into how security can play an important role in an organization. This sparked a curiosity of why security was so often relegated to an afterthought and who else had noticed. Having an affinity for technology allowed him to explore these questions. While exploring, a whole new world appeared. Here was a passion shared by the many denizens of the nascent Internet. As his years in the computer industry expanded his experience, the passion to understand the ‘why’ continued to grow. This culminated in him landing a position as a software developer at a security company, where he spent six (6) years building the development department before moving on to working at TrustedSec.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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

Blog March 30 2023

What You Need to Know About SBOM

What is an SBOM? A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a hierarchical, itemized list of all dependencies, their version numbers and provenance for a given…

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Blog September 27 2022

Working with data in JSON format

What is JSON? What is JSON? JSON is an acronym for JavaScript Object Notation. For years it has been in use as a common serialization format for APIs across…

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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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Podcasts November 15 2024

Security Noise - Episode 7.6

Ghost in The Machine: Hardware Hacking w/ Rob Simon

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