EXPERIENCE
With over a decade of industry experience, Hans Lakhan has worked in both offensive and defensive roles. Before switching to red teaming, he spent 5 years working as a technical Security Analyst for a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, specializing in networking, firewalls, vulnerability management, and VPNs.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- B.S. Bio-Medical Information Systems, University of Minnesota
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Hans occasionally presents at various conferences (Blackhat, DerbyCon) and contributes to several open source projects.
PASSION FOR SECURITY
While Hans enjoys tackling complex security challenges, his true passion stems from tearing apart systems (physical, digital, process flows, and more), in which the goal is to identify weaknesses and present remediation solutions.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Recovering Randomly Generated Passwords
TrustedSec recovers 50-70% of randomly generated passwords by using hashcat mask files like masks_10.hcmask, reducing the need for brute-force attacks.
Injecting Rogue DNS Records Using DHCP
Understanding DHCP to Inject Rogue DNS Records via Spoofed MAC Addresses.
Azure Account Hijacking using mimikatz’s lsadump::setntlm
Senior security researcher Carlos Perez reveals a hybrid Office 365 attack method using Mimikatz to gain domain admin access and hijack user accounts,…
Password Recovery 101: Cracking More of Your List
Join VP of Consulting Services Martin Bos, Paul Burkeland, and Hans Lakhan for a webinar on password recovery tools and techniques, and gain an analytical…
Discord Livestream: Hunting Deserialization Vulnerabilities With Claude
Join us for an exclusive live Discord presentation and Q&A with Senior Security Consultant James Williams.
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) NEO - Secure Your Data in the Age of AI
Join WiCyS NEO as they wrap up the year with a grand finale event at the TrustedSec HQ!
Helpful Hints for Writing (and Editing) Cybersecurity Reports
When it comes to reading (and editing) (and proofreading) technical documents, it's important to remember that the details are key, and can make all the…
Purple Team Defense Strategies
Join Senior Security Consultant Sarah Norris and Security Consultant Zach Bevilacqua for a deep dive into how to create action items for a robust defense…
CMMC Subcontractors and Service Providers
Defense contractors are preparing their systems for the start of the upcoming CMMC rollout but what they may not have considered is how their relationship with…
TrustedSec Names Former FBI Unit Chief Ryan Macfarlane as Incident Response Lead
Ryan Macfarlane, with over 20 years of cyber experience at the FBI, has been appointed Incident Response Practice Lead amid the rising wave of sophisticated…
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