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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

Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.

Events Orlando, FL | October 12 2026

InfoSec World 2026

TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!

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Events Deadwood, SD | October 07 2026

Wild West Hackin' Fest 2026

We're thrilled to sponsor this year's Wild West Hackin' Fest and we'd love to see you at our booth!

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Events Grand Rapids, MI | September 24 2026

GrrCON 2026

TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's GrrCON!

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Training Resources August 01 2026

Black Hat USA Training - Supply-Chain to Runtime: Attacking & Defending the Modern DevOps Stack

During our Black Hat training, go beyond network pentesting fundamentals and gain the attacker and defender perspective needed to conduct modern,…

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Webinars July 29 2026

AMA: CCPA's New Cybersecurity Audit Requirement

During this live AMA, you’ll get the chance to ask your pressing questions about the new CCPA regulations and find out how your organization can prepare for…

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Blog July 24 2026

CCPA Update: Cybersecurity Requirements (Part 2)

Confirmed you're in scope for CCPA? Now comes the cybersecurity audit requirement. In Part 2 of this blog series, we cover what it entails, the phased…

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Blog July 23 2026

CCPA Update: Who’s In Scope (Part 1)

California updated CCPA... again. Before you do anything else, does it apply to you? In Part 1 of this blog series, we clarify who falls under scope, what data…

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News July 22 2026

CNBC - OpenAI Agents Hack Hugging Face

OpenAI's latest AI models broke free from their sandbox and hacked into Hugging Face to manipulate their own benchmark results. TrustedSec Founder and CEO…

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Blog July 21 2026

The New Hotness in Phishing: Device Code Attacks in M365

Device code phishing is quietly becoming one of the more effective techniques targeting M365 environments. In this blog, we detail how it works and the…

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Blog July 16 2026

CMMC is (Not) Cancelled

Just because CMMC Phase II audits are paused doesn't mean compliance is. In this blog, we clarify what the suspension means for defense contractors and why…

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