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.
Actionable Purple Team Simulation Online Training (November 7-8)
Learn how to create specific detections to identify early Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in our online course. Designed for those looking to improve their…
Ask Me Anything: Proactive Threat Hunting
As threat actors become more sophisticated, organizations' approaches to finding malicious activity must become more proactive and refined. Dive into the…
Black Hat USA Training - Applied Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering
Registration is now open for our Black Hat training on August 3-6, 2024
Lapse of Control: Applauding PCI SSC for FAQ 1572
I want to applaud the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) for FAQ 1572 published in March of 2024 for simply and effectively answering a question asked by…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting July 2024
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter July MeetupCome join us for our monthly meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
Specula: A Red Team Chronicle
Microsoft Outlook is often used as the primary email client in corporate environments, making it a high-value target for threat actors. Any potential to…
Ask Me Anything: Remediation
Join the TrustedSec Remediation Team as they discuss how to prioritize and identify deficiencies in your cloud platform and examine best practices to harden…
TrustedSec Tech Brief - July 2024 Week 3
Director of Security Intelligence Carlos Perez goes over the top news for the third week of July 2024, including the latest on the CrowdStrike outage.
CNN - Flawed Update Crashes Services Around the World
Founder and CEO Dave Kennedy joins CNN to discuss the risks of the new tactic cybercriminals are using to to exploit the CrowdStrike tech outage.
ABC News - Better 'Plan B's' needed for tech companies
The global computer outage caused by a CrowdStrike update has created delays and chaos for airlines, banks, and more. Advisory Solutions Director Alex…
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