EXPERIENCE
Kurt Jensen has over 15 years of IT experience. He began as a network engineer supporting customer firewalls and provisioning VPNs in the healthcare and retail sectors. Kurt has been a PCI QSA and PCI ASV since 2010, assessing and providing remediation guidance to his clients. Before TrustedSec, Kurt also performed penetration testing and vulnerability assessment services.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Master of Science in Information Systems, Information Assurance, Walsh College
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Walsh College
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI QSA)
- Payment Card Industry Approved Scanning Vendors (PCI ASV)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
- International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Kurt enjoys working with organizations to provide guidance on improving security and meeting compliance.
Featured Blogs And Resources
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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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - March 2026
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter March MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
Policy as Code: Stop Writing Policies and Start Compiling Them
The Problem Nobody Wants to Talk AboutLet me paint a picture most security leaders will recognize.You have 30+ policies living as Word documents on SharePoint.…
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