EXPERIENCE
Mike Spitzer started his career in the telecommunications industry and has more than 25 years’ experience in both infrastructure development and security. At TrustedSec, Mike has focused primarily on defense and assisting clients in approving their defensive postures. He also holds development and infrastructure roles, primarily with the Impede product.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science, Information Systems Security, The University of Arizona
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Mike uses his experience to develop tools securely from the ground up and to provide best-practices infrastructure guidance to teams, from development toolsets to physical security.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Securing Your Software Supply Chain
Learn how to secure your software supply chain with expert guidance from Mike Spitzer and Mitch Parish, addressing growing attacks and providing mitigation…
8 Keys to Writing Safer Code
Writing secure code in Python is crucial to protect your application from vulnerabilities, ensuring the integrity and trustworthiness of your users' data.
Automation Testing With Ansible, Molecule, and Vagrant
Automate repetitive tasks with Ansible, Molecule, and Vagrant, ensuring reliability and repeatability without destroying environments, by Mike Spitzer.
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…
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.…
Security Noise - AI is Exploring The Deep Blue CVEs
On this episode of Security Noise, we explore the cutting-edge use of AI in vulnerability research, exploit development, and cybersecurity defense with guests…
Building a Detection Foundation: Part 4 - Sysmon
Filling the Gaps Native Logging Can'tAt this point in our series, we have Windows Security events capturing logon sessions and process creation, and…
ABC7 Chicago - March Madness betting, ticket scams targeting college basketball tournament fans
March Madness is in full swing and so are the scams, the latest being fake tickets sales and "bogus" bracket challenges. Advisory Solutions Director Alex…
Discord Livestream - AMA: Incident Response
Ask us anything about incident response! Join us for an exclusive Discord Livestream with IR Practice Lead Ryan Macfarlane.
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