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David Boyd

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
David is a Security Consultant with 15+ years of experience in the technical industry. He specializes in Network Security and Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Wireless Assessments, Physical Security Assessments, Firewall and Router Audits, Social Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, and Network/Systems Engineering. He has worked in various industries including consulting, education, military, retail, government, media, law firms, and hospitals. David started his career as a member of the United States Army and was deployed to Iraq as convoy and convoy security.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • B.AS in Network Security and Forensics, Fountainhead College of Technology
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • QSA
  • C|EH, Security+
  • Network+
  • A+
  • NSTISSI-4011
  • CNSSI-4012
  • CNSSI-4013
  • CNSSI-4014
  • NSTISSI-4015
  • CNSSI-4016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • East TN ISSA
  • Knoxville InfraGard
  • OWASP Knoxville
  • DC865

PASSION FOR SECURITY
David’s passion for security stems from his desire to help others be more secure. David has always had an interest in making technology do what it wasn’t meant to do. His lifelong passion for security sparked after viewing different films such as Sneakers, Hackers, and WarGames at a young age.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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

Blog October 18 2022

Dameware Mini: The Sleeper Hit of 2019?

SolarWinds! You hear the name and immediately think “solutions management” or big screens full of more network information than you can shake a stick at.…

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Blog April 28 2022

NFT Crime: From the Simple to the Ingeniously Simple

If you guessed these two things—a 10-kilo bar of gold and this image from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)—cost about the same, roughly $600,000, you'd be…

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Blog February 10 2022

Social Engineering Basics: How to Win Friends and Infiltrate Businesses

Technology changes and defenses get better, but some things stay the same—like human gullibility, which can be easily exploited through social engineering.…

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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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