EXPERIENCE
Larry Spohn is a highly experienced security consultant with over 20 years of experience in the industry and a proven track record of success in assessing and improving the security posture of organizations of all sizes. Larry is not only a skilled technical analyst with a deep understanding of security threats and vulnerabilities, but he is also an excellent communicator and trainer who is adept at conveying complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum (NEOISF), InfraGard Northern Ohio Chapter
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Speaking:
- Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum 2014
- Cleveland B-Sides 2015
Training Provided:
- BlackHat USA 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Cleveland B-Sides 2017
- InfoSec World 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- DerbyCon 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Ohio Information Security Summit 2013, 2014
- Wild West Hacking Fest 2020
Tools:
- https://github.com/trustedsec/hate_crack
- https://github.com/trustedsec/spoonmap
- https://github.com/trustedsec/nps_payload
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Larry is experienced in executing various security assessments for numerous organizations and industries, including health care, education, manufacturing, banking, insurance, and governments, both foreign and domestic. His previous experience in network security includes patch management, anti-virus administration, vulnerability management, intrusion prevention, Internet gateway administration, Group Policy management, and Active Directory administration.
Featured Blogs And Resources
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The SOCKS We Have at Home
IntroductionWhen performing penetration tests, we sometimes find that the systems or data we are targeting are not directly accessible from the network our…
What is Hackvertor (and why should I care)?
What’s Hackvertor and why should I care?Years ago, Gareth Heyes created a Burp Suite (Burp) extension called Hackvertor. It’s an extension with a lot of…
Clickjacking: Not Just for the Clicks
tl;dr versionYou can trick users into "typing" inputs in a clickjacking attack.YouTube demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEZ1aByFvUPoC GitHub Repo:…
Book Review - The Definitive Guide to PCI DSS Version 4
As a PCI QSA, I have answered numerous questions about the new PC DSS Version 4. With over 500 total controls, and at least 100 of them unique to this version,…
The Triforce of Initial Access
LootWhile Red Teamers love to discuss and almost poetically describe their C2 feature sets, EDR evasion capabilities, and fast weaponizing of N-day exploits,…
JS-Tap: Weaponizing JavaScript for Red Teams
How do you use malicious JavaScript to attack an application you know nothing about?Application penetration testers often create custom weaponized JavaScript…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 3)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIn this third and final…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 2)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionThis is a continuation of A…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 1B)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIn this continuation to our first…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 1A)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIf you were to collectively ask any…
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