EXPERIENCE
James started his career as a software developer and worked across a range of different industry sectors before moving into an information security role. He has spent the last 8 years in offensive security, with the latter half of that time spent delivering Red Team engagements.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Masters of Science: Computer Systems (Bangor University)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
James has presented at conferences in the United Kingdom (BSides Manchester and Steelcon) and often publishes research on employer blogs and personal blogs.
PASSION FOR SECURITY
James has been fascinated by computers since he first broke the family PC and had to learn how to fix it in a hurry. Now, he enjoys finding new and unusual ways to make computers do things that they weren’t meant to do.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Hunting Deserialization Vulnerabilities With Claude
In this post, we are going to look at how we can find zero-days in .NET assemblies using Model Context Protocol (MCP).SetupBefore we can start vibe hacking, we…
Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks - Phishing With MCP
As AI evolves with MCP, can a new “dog” learn old tricks? In this blog, we test Claude AI’s ability to craft phishing pretexts—and just how much effort it…
Spec-tac-ula Deserialization: Deploying Specula with .NET
This post explains how.NET deserialization can be used to backdoor a workstation with Specula, making it a valuable resource for Red Team operations.
Discovering a Deserialization Vulnerability in LINQPad
Discovering a Deserialization Vulnerability in LINQPad, written by James Williams, reveals a novel deserialization vulnerability in a.NET application with over…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - October 2025
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter October MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
InfoSecWorld 2025
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and hold a workshop at this year's InfoSec World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Make sure to visit our booth if you'll be there!
InfoSec World Workshop - Adversary Tactics and Threat Hunting
This immersive workshop will train you to simulate attacks, hunt threats, and build detections using manual, automated, and AI-driven methods across network…
Discord Livestream - Titanis Tool Demo
Join us on Discord for a tool demo of Titanis! Titanis is a library of protocol implementations and command line utilities, written in C#, for interacting with…
SAINTCON 2025
We are proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's SAINTCON!
Schwab Network - Cybersecurity "Here to Stay:" Companies See Greater Spend as Risks Increase
The cybersecurity trend is "Here to Stay." Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone joins Schwab Network to explain how risk from A.I. and the shift toward…
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