EXPERIENCE
Josh Deen was a mathematics educator for 14 years before making the transition to Information Security. His security experience before TrustedSec was in vendor risk management, vulnerability management, security operations, identity management, and cloud security. While working at TrustedSec, Josh has been involved in purple team engagements and Project Impede, as well as leading external and internal penetration tests.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Master of Arts, Mathematics Education, National Louis University
- CompTIA Security+
- GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN)
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Josh became interested in Information Security as a mathematics teacher. Josh realized that his unique ability to explain difficult concepts to varied audiences and his dedication to doing the right thing for the right reasons positioned him perfectly for a role in Information Security. Josh’s passion for security is displayed by his dedication to helping others understand the why behind doing the right thing, thus helping organizations increase their enterprise security buy-in and maturity. Josh also enjoys helping security practitioners flesh out their ideas into mature and actionable products.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Engagement Guide: How to Prepare for Your Purple Team
TrustedSec's Purple Team engagements prepare clients for security assessments by identifying gaps in security coverage, logging, and tooling, with offerings…
Queen City Conference
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Queen City Conference!
BSides Columbus 2026
Enroll in our pre-conference training and don't miss the keynote by Founder & CEO David Kennedy at BSides Columbus!
SAINTCON 2026
We're showing up as a proud sponsor at this year's SAINTCON, come find us at our booth!
Navigating the Initial AI Best-Practice Framework Offerings
Discover the current landscape of AI best-practice frameworks, what each major framework offers, where it works well, where it falls short, and how to decide…
Two Config Files, Two Release Tracks, and One Very Bad Commit
Some of the best infrastructure improvements start with one bad afternoon. In the final part of this blog series, we walk through the configuration, release…
TrustedSec Joins the OpenAI Daybreak Defense Network
We're part of OpenAI’s Daybreak Defense Network—what does that mean for our customers? Go deeper, get to the evidence faster, and make real security…
Security Noise - Tabletops: Roll for Initiative
On this episode, we chat about what goes into developing and moderating Tabletop Exercises (TTX) and the role of being an "InfoSec Dungeon Master" on a TTX,…
InfoSec World 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!
InfoSec World 2-Day Workshop - Supply-Chain to Runtime: Attacking & Defending the Modern DevOps Stack
In this workshop, participants will learn to navigate DevOps attack paths—from code triage to pipeline exploitation—and write detective alerts to defend their…
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