EXPERIENCE
Lou has obtained several years of experience in information security roles by doing a variety of different tasks on both offense and defense including detection and monitoring, vulnerability management, and internal network and web application penetration testing. He initially spent three and a half years as a software developer before transitioning into an information security role.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science: Computer Science, The University of Akron
- GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
- Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
- eLearnSecurity Web Application Penetration Tester (eWPT)
- GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks (GAWN)
- Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
PASSION FOR SECURITY
For as long as Lou can remember, he has been fascinated with computers, and from a young age began tinkering with them and learning how to program. He has always had a drive to understand how things really work and what makes them tick. After learning that one can make a computer do things it wasn’t intended to do, he was hooked. This mindset, along with growing up watching movies like The Matrix and Hackers, fueled his interest in security and an endless pursuit of knowledge and continuous learning.
Featured Blogs And Resources
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Ask Me Anything: Pen Testing from a Hacker's Perspective
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Actionable Purple Team Simulation Online Training (November 7-8)
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Ask Me Anything: Proactive Threat Hunting
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Black Hat USA Training - Applied Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering
Registration is now open for our Black Hat training on August 3-6, 2024
Lapse of Control: Applauding PCI SSC for FAQ 1572
I want to applaud the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) for FAQ 1572 published in March of 2024 for simply and effectively answering a question asked by…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting July 2024
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter July MeetupCome join us for our monthly meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
Specula: A Red Team Chronicle
Microsoft Outlook is often used as the primary email client in corporate environments, making it a high-value target for threat actors. Any potential to…
Ask Me Anything: Remediation
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TrustedSec Tech Brief - July 2024 Week 3
Director of Security Intelligence Carlos Perez goes over the top news for the third week of July 2024, including the latest on the CrowdStrike outage.
CNN - Flawed Update Crashes Services Around the World
Founder and CEO Dave Kennedy joins CNN to discuss the risks of the new tactic cybercriminals are using to to exploit the CrowdStrike tech outage.
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