EXPERIENCE
Jeff Pergal has 30+ years of experience in IT and security, from startups to Fortune 500 organizations.
Jeff is a security consultant with more than 15 years of experience in the Information Security field. He most recently developed and matured a large team of security technologists at a Fortune 500 company responsible for adversarial simulation, threat hunting, detection engineering, deception technologies, and threat intelligence. Jeff and his teams pioneered approaches to decreasing active threat resolution from multiple days to a 15-minute average resolution time.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing, with a concentration in Information Systems, Valparaiso University
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Adjunct Instructor, Madison College, IT and security areas for over 20 years
- Speaker at various security and technology-focused national conferenceshttps://security-storm.com[GF1]
- Member of InfraGard
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Jeff is on a quest to help organizations of all sizes improve their security posture, foster security cultures, and build strong, high-functioning teams. He also has a deep understanding of and empathy for the complexity of balancing priorities, resources, budgets, and other obstacles that sometimes make these things a challenge for many organizations.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Perspectives on AI in the Cybersecurity Industry in 2026
Join us for this exclusive webinar where our experts will decode the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in 2026. What will…
News 5 Cleveland - Social Security numbers may have been exposed in data breach connected to local car dealership
A Massillon car dealership reports that an unauthorized actor accessed its network, potentially exposing customer names and Social Security numbers. Advisory…
Adventures in Primary Group Behavior, Reporting, and Exploitation
If you’ve administered Active Directory (AD) for any significant time, chances are you’ve come across the primaryGroupID attribute. Originally developed as a…
Colonel Clustered: Finding Outliers in Burp Intruder
TL;DR, gimme the goods: https://github.com/hoodoer/ColonelClusteredExtension has been submitted to the Bapp store, awaiting approval.This is a Burp Suite…
Discord Livestream - Crash Course: Building an Analysis Strategy
In this livestream, we will cover the components of an incident response attack plan from a high level —including scoping, building an analysis strategy,…
WWL First News with Tommy Tucker - What to know about the big Verizon outage on Wednesday
A widespread Verizon outage left many without service, sparking conversation about digital dependence. Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone joins WWL…
CMMC Scope – Understanding the Sprawl
The CMMC program contains complex, and potentially confusing, scope requirements. Contractors that are preparing for a CMMC assessment will need to pay close…
Tips for Incident Response Planning: Prepare Before Crisis Strikes
During our next webinar, our Incident Response experts will cover what organizations should do to prepare so they can respond quickly and be on the way to…
Updating the Sysmon Community Guide: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines
Over the past few weeks I’ve been spending a significant amount of time updating the Sysmon Community Guide. This wasn’t driven by theory, trends, or what…
News 5 Cleveland - Cuyahoga Falls woman battling with Meta to recover accounts being controlled by impersonator wanting money
A Cuyahoga Falls woman is fighting to regain stolen social media accounts used for a scam. Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone spoke with News 5…
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