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
After performing many Purple Team engagements with organizations ranging from large enterprise networks to small-to-medium-businesses, we've found that the…
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.
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