EXPERIENCE
Before joining TrustedSec, Paul Sems excelled at leading organizations in technology and executive leadership roles. He is a lifelong hacker with extensive experience assisting a wide range of organizations in meeting technology and security challenges.
Paul was the senior executive responsible for IT at Vitamix, a manufacturer and marketer of high-end blending products for both the foodservice industry and the consumer market. While at Vitamix, Paul built a world-class IT organization to support a half-billion dollar global enterprise. He initiated and managed the implementation of multiple business solutions that have been the foundation for significant growth and stability within the organization. Under his leadership, the organization selected, implemented, and supported solutions that proved to be a significant business enabler, supporting the massive growth that Vitamix experienced during his 10-year tenure.
At TrustedSec, Paul built and currently leads the Remediation Services team, which focuses on hardening environments before security incidents happen and helping firms remediate issues after a real or simulated breach. The team is focused on providing pragmatic solutions that improve clients' security postures.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Throughout this career, Paul has held other roles, including business owner, CTO, COO, network engineer, and product development engineer. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Akron. He is an inventor of U.S. Patent US20160220973A1.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Securing Cloud Native Applications With DevSecOps
Discover DevSecOps solutions for securing cloud-native applications, learn from experts Paul Sems and Mitch Parish, and elevate your organization's security…
Insecure by Default: The Hidden Complexities of Cloud Security
Join experts from our Cloud Security and Hardening teams to gain practical insights for how to enhance your own cloud security posture.
A More Efficient Attack Path Effectiveness Assessment
Understanding risk assessments with FAIR and threat intelligence is crucial for aligning security risk with real-life threats, leveraging TCAP, Attack…
Oklahoma's News 4 - Edmond man receives scary threatening phone call scam
Protect yourself from voice cloning scams! Learn actionable tips from TrustedSec's Managing Director of Remediation Services.
Defending Backups Against Ransomware
Learn how to defend backups against ransomware, a unique threat targeting backup systems, and discover hands-on best practices to harden your backup…
Detecting Password-Spraying in Entra ID Using a Honeypot Account
Password-spraying is a popular technique which involves guessing passwords to gain control of accounts. This automated password-guessing is performed against…
There's More than One Way to Trigger a Windows Service
Service triggers can be a pentester’s secret weapon, letting low-priv users quietly fire up powerful services like Remote Registry and EFS. Learn how they can…
Skimming Credentials with Azure's Front Door WAF
Your Web Application Firewall (WAF) sees EVERYTHING. In this blog, we demonstrate how an attacker with access to Azure Front Door’s WAF and Log Analytics can…
PCI P2PE vs. E2EE – Scoping it Out
If your payment processor says they use “End-to-End Encryption” your PCI DSS compliance scope may be bigger than you expect. In this blog, we break down how…
HIPAA Applicability - Understanding the Security, Breach Notification, and Privacy Rules
In this blog, we explain how HIPAA’s Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Administrative Rules apply while clearing up common misunderstandings about…
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