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Hans Lakhan

Principal Security Consultant

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.

Blog January 25 2022

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.

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Blog February 02 2021

Injecting Rogue DNS Records Using DHCP

Understanding DHCP to Inject Rogue DNS Records via Spoofed MAC Addresses.

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Blog September 23 2020

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,…

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Webinars June 17 2020

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…

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Podcasts December 05 2025

Security Noise - Hacker Family Feud

Our security experts compete to see which team can guess the most popular answers to cybersecurity industry questions on this episode of the TrustedSec…

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Events December 04 2025

Research on Windows Accessibility: Narrator.exe

Join us for our next Discord Livestream "Research on Windows Accessibility: Narrator.exe" on December 4 at 11:00AM ET! During this exclusive session, Principal…

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Blog December 04 2025

What is a TrustedSec Program Maturity Assessment (PMA)?

The TrustedSec PMA is a tactical approach to evaluating the components, efficiency, and overall maturity of an organization’s Information Security…

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Webinars December 03 2025

NIST CSF 2.0 - From Compliance to Confidence

During our next webinar, our experts will cover the latest evolution of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF),…

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News December 01 2025

KTVU Fox 2 San Francisco - Too good to be true? Cyber Monday Warning

Protect your purchases this Cyber Monday! Director of Advisory Services Chris Camejo speaks with KTVU Fox 2 to share essential tips on how to safeguard your…

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News November 25 2025

Schwab Network | Morning Movers - Zscaler (ZS) Earnings Preview and Cybersecurity Outlook

Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone joins Morning Movers to preview Zscaler (ZS) earnings and discuss the overall cybersecurity software space. He…

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