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Mike Spitzer

Senior Security Engineer

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.

Webinars April 20 2022

Securing Your Software Supply Chain

Join Senior Security Engineer Mike Spitzer and DevSecOps Security Consultant Mitch Parish to review the challenges of integrating security controls in the…

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Blog July 09 2020

8 Keys to Writing Safer Code

All too often, security in code is an afterthought. There's a reason that bug bounties are so prevalent; as codebases get larger, testing gets harder. Add in…

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Blog December 03 2019

Automation Testing With Ansible, Molecule, and Vagrant

There is an old rule that if you find yourself doing anything more than twice, you should automate it. For developers, this may be software builds or the…

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Webinars December 18 2024

The Lost Underground

Join TrustedSec Principal Security Consultant Mike Felch for an eye-opening journey into the lost underground, where ingenuity, disobedience, and complexity…

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Webinars December 04 2024

BEC Basics: Your First Step to Thwarting Email Scams

Join Senior Security Consultant Steven Erwin and Security Consultant Caroline Fenstermacher as they cover the basics of BEC analysis, providing participants…

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Blog December 03 2024

Discovering a Deserialization Vulnerability in LINQPad

Like most red teamers, I spend quite a lot of time looking for novel vulnerabilities that could be used for initial access or lateral movement. Recently, my…

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Blog November 21 2024

A 5-Minute Guide to HTTP Response Codes

If you've done any network scanning or application testing, you've run into your fair share of HTTP response codes. If not, these codes will show up in most…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | November 20 2024

WiCyS Ransomware Panel & Networking Event

Join us for an insightful discussion with the Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) Northeast Ohio Affiliate members!

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Webinars November 20 2024

Navigating Compliance: FCI and CUI Requirements for Federal Contractors

TrustedSec Advisory Compliance Services Practice Lead Chris Camejo provides a comprehensive overview of the definition, scope, and protection requirements for…

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News November 19 2024

TrustedSec Tech Brief - November 2024

Director of Security Intelligence Carlos Perez covers vulnerabilities and zero days for November 2024.

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