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Ryan Leese

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Ryan brings several years of penetration testing and vulnerability management experience built on a mixed history of administering Windows/Linux servers, enterprise VMware, and Cisco products. Ryan excels in web application penetration testing, providing knowledgeable application of advanced tactics to identify security issues in web applications and services. The use of test-driven Python programming to develop new toolsets and automate existing processes allows Ryan to deliver tremendous value.

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Before it was his job, security has long been a topic and hobby of great interest for Ryan, whether it was password cracking on his home computer, lock picking, or programming a robotic padlock brute-force program. Now, as part of the Information Security community, Ryan still holds this passion for helping others grow to be more secure.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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Blog April 16 2026

Dungeons and Daemons

Play Roll for Initiative. Hack the Planet.Dungeons & Daemons is a cybersecurity RPG that drops you into the boots of a Red Team operator on a live…

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Webinars April 15 2026

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…

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Blog April 14 2026

Benchmarking Self-Hosted LLMs for Offensive Security

We put LLMs to the test—let's find out how good AI is at hacking! We walk through six simple challenges with intentionally naïve setups to test how capable…

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Events April 09 2026

TrustedSec Livestream - AMA: Detection Engineering in 2026 and Beyond with John Dwyer

Come prepared with your questions and walk away with actionable knowledge to sharpen your detection capabilities.

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Blog April 09 2026

IAM the Captain Now – Hijacking Azure Identity Access

I decided to spend some research time diving in depth into Identity and Access Management (IAM) within Microsoft Azure. I am going to show you within this blog…

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Blog April 07 2026

Building a Detection Foundation: Part 5 - Correlation in Practice

From Data Sources to DetectionWe've covered a lot of ground in this series: Windows Security events for logon tracking and process execution; PowerShell…

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Podcasts April 06 2026

Security Noise - A Goblin, a Ghost, and a Ninja Walk into the Azure Bar

On this episode, Geoff and Skyler are joined by NyxGeek to discuss his suite of Azure bypass techniques. Since these techniques leave no trace, what does it…

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Blog April 02 2026

Reduce Repetition and Free up Time With Mobile File Extractor

If you do the same thing three times, automate it. Introducing Mobile Data Extractor, a Python tool that handles the repetitive work of mobile app data…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | March 31 2026

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…

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Blog March 26 2026

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.…

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