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Joe Sullivan

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Joe has over 20 years of experience in Information Security. He has worked in Incident Response, forensics, penetration testing, and security leadership as a CISO for a financial institution.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
  • GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC)
  • GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)
  • GIAC Public Cloud Security (GPCS)
  • GIAC Certified Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • CNSSI 4012 Senior Systems Manager
  • CNSSI 4013 System Administrator in Information Systems Security
  • CNSSI 4014 Information Systems Security Officer
  • NSTISSI 4011 Information Systems Security Professional
  • NSTISSI 4015 Systems Certifier

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • GIAC Advisory Board, ISC2 

Joe also teaches leadership courses for the SANS Institute.

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Joe has presented at security conferences including Check Point CPX, Information Warfare Summit, and BSides.

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Joe’s passion for security started in Incident Response and forensics in the late ‘90s. Since then, he has developed a passion for offensive security, security leadership, and teaching others.

Featured Blogs And Resources

Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.

Blog September 21 2023

Basic Authentication Versus CSRF

I was recently involved in an engagement where access was controlled by Basic Authentication. One (1) of the findings I discovered was a Cross-Site Request…

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Blog June 27 2023

Introducing CoWitness: Enhancing Web Application Testing With External Service Interaction

As a web application tester, I encounter a recurring challenge in my work: receiving incomplete responses from Burp Collaborator during DNS and HTTP response…

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Training Resources November 07 2024

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…

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Webinars August 07 2024

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…

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Training Resources August 03 2024

Black Hat USA Training - Applied Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering

Registration is now open for our Black Hat training on August 3-6, 2024

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Blog August 01 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…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | July 30 2024

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…

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Webinars July 29 2024

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…

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Webinars July 24 2024

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…

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News July 22 2024

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.

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