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…
InfoSec World 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!
Wild West Hackin' Fest 2026
We're thrilled to sponsor this year's Wild West Hackin' Fest and we'd love to see you at our booth!
GrrCON 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's GrrCON!
Black Hat USA Training - Supply-Chain to Runtime: Attacking & Defending the Modern DevOps Stack
During our Black Hat training, go beyond network pentesting fundamentals and gain the attacker and defender perspective needed to conduct modern,…
AMA: CCPA's New Cybersecurity Audit Requirement
During this live AMA, you’ll get the chance to ask your pressing questions about the new CCPA regulations and find out how your organization can prepare for…
CCPA Update: Cybersecurity Requirements (Part 2)
Confirmed you're in scope for CCPA? Now comes the cybersecurity audit requirement. In Part 2 of this blog series, we cover what it entails, the phased…
CCPA Update: Who’s In Scope (Part 1)
California updated CCPA... again. Before you do anything else, does it apply to you? In Part 1 of this blog series, we clarify who falls under scope, what data…
CNBC - OpenAI Agents Hack Hugging Face
OpenAI's latest AI models broke free from their sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face to manipulate their own benchmark results. TrustedSec Founder and CEO…
The New Hotness in Phishing: Device Code Attacks in M365
Device code phishing is quietly becoming one of the more effective techniques targeting M365 environments. In this blog, we detail how it works and the…
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