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Kevin Clark

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Kevin Clark is a member of the Targeted Operations team and has over five years of experience in penetration testing and offensive security roles. He has performed Red Team and penetration tests for large and small companies alike. Before TrustedSec, Kevin was a software developer focused on creating offensive security tools.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
  • Certified Red Team Lead (CRTL)
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Kevin is a contributor open-source security tools such as Metasploit and PowerShell Empire. He is also a training instructor at industry recognized conferences such as BlackHat and DEFCon.

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Kevin maintains Ek47, an environmental keying payload encryptor for usage on Red Team engagements. He also maintains Badrats, a custom Command and Control (C2) tool designed for initial access. He has presented at various conferences about these tools and other topics related to red teaming and malware development.

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Kevin loves to share his skills and knowledge in the information security community. Outside of work, he is an adjunct teacher at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. During college, Kevin was the team captain for his college’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition team and took first place in the Minnesota state competition 2 years in a row. He also hosts and writes blog posts about security related topics at https://henpeebin.com/kevin/blog.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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

Blog January 24 2023

Operator's Guide to the Meterpreter BOFLoader

Unlock Meterpreter's full potential with the BOFLoader, elevating it to a modern C2 payload, and discover its capabilities for dynamic functionality addition,…

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Blog January 06 2018

Welcome to 2018! A Meltdown and Spectre Run-Through

Understanding Meltdown and Spectre: Expert Analysis and Fixes for a Safer 2018

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Blog April 16 2026

Dungeons and Daemons

Play Roll for Initiative. Hack the Planet.Dungeons & Daemons is a cybersecurity RPG that drops you into the boots of a Red Team operator on a live…

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Webinars April 15 2026

You Had Us at the First Alert: A Guide to Finding Frequently Missed Detections

Join us for this webinar to get a clearer picture of where your detection coverage has blind spots and a practical roadmap for closing them before a real…

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Blog April 14 2026

Benchmarking Self-Hosted LLMs for Offensive Security

We put LLMs to the test—let's find out how good AI is at hacking! We walk through six simple challenges with intentionally naïve setups to test how capable…

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Events April 09 2026

TrustedSec Livestream - AMA: Detection Engineering in 2026 and Beyond with John Dwyer

Come prepared with your questions and walk away with actionable knowledge to sharpen your detection capabilities.

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Blog April 09 2026

IAM the Captain Now – Hijacking Azure Identity Access

I decided to spend some research time diving in depth into Identity and Access Management (IAM) within Microsoft Azure. I am going to show you within this blog…

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Blog April 07 2026

Building a Detection Foundation: Part 5 - Correlation in Practice

From Data Sources to DetectionWe've covered a lot of ground in this series: Windows Security events for logon tracking and process execution; PowerShell…

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Podcasts April 06 2026

Security Noise - A Goblin, a Ghost, and a Ninja Walk into the Azure Bar

On this episode, Geoff and Skyler are joined by NyxGeek to discuss his suite of Azure bypass techniques. Since these techniques leave no trace, what does it…

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Blog April 02 2026

Reduce Repetition and Free up Time With Mobile File Extractor

If you do the same thing three times, automate it. Introducing Mobile Data Extractor, a Python tool that handles the repetitive work of mobile app data…

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