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!
Risk at the Edge: Managing Cyber Exposure Across IT & OT Assets
Join Senior Security Consultant Steph Saunders for a practical look at how to close gaps and build cyber resilience across converged IT/OT environments.
NewsNation - Millions of IDs Potentially Exposed
IDScan, used by rental car agencies and online verification systems across the country, is at the center of a reported data breach involving over 153 million…
CNBC - What's Behind Today's AI Outage?
Multiple AI platforms went down this week as a wave of new frontier models hit the market simultaneously, and China's distillation of US AI models is adding to…
LLMHaxor Update
Today I am sharing some updates on a tool I created from an earlier time — before Burp Suite included native AI testing enhancements and before an almost…
waf-fu, or Some Log Replay Nonsense
AWS WAF logs are keeping receipts, including your session tokens. In this blog, we walk through the risk of default WAF logging configurations and the tool…
Security Noise - Hacker Summer Camp 2026
We're back from Hacker Summer Camp and are ready to get "Reel" about our experiences in Las Vegas! Join us on this episode of Security Noise as we sit down to…
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