EXPERIENCE
Scott White is the Director of Software Security for TrustedSec. He joined TrustedSec’s founder, David Kennedy, after years of working together in both global corporate and consulting environments. Scott’s expertise in web application security and penetration testing stems from his years of experience ranging from help desk support and system administration to web development and penetration testing.
With both DAST and SAST experience, Scott has been called upon not only academically but also professionally by the FBI and United States Secret Service as a subject matter expert. Scott has developed several application security programs for large international organizations. As the global application security team lead for a Fortune 1000 company, Scott performed several hundred web application security assessments including both dynamic and static code analysis, dynamic testing, and reverse engineering. He was instrumental in developing the entire process from secure design to developer education and awareness, secure coding practices, and to final approval reviews for production.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Ohio Northern University (with distinction)
- Master of Science, Network Security, University of Advancing Technology (Summa Cum Laude)
BOOKS
- “Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide” - Technical Editor
- “The Basics of Web Hacking” - Technical Editor
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
- DerbyCon - CTF Founder & Organizer, Trainer
- Defcon 16 speaker
- Numerous publications and presentations to local and national organizations such as OWASP, ISSA, FBI InfraGard, ISACA, AZSPF, SWSPF, etc.
PASSION FOR SECURITY
In his free time, Scott enjoys participating in bug bounty programs and has been paid for his work in several programs, including the Department of Defense’s “Hack the Pentagon” program.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
What is Hackvertor (and why should I care)?
1.1 What’s Hackvertor and why should I care?Years ago, Gareth Heyes created a Burp Suite (Burp) extension called Hackvertor. It’s an extension with a lot…
Clickjacking: Not Just for the Clicks
tl;dr versionYou can trick users into "typing" inputs in a clickjacking attack.YouTube demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIEZ1aByFvUPoC GitHub Repo:…
Book Review - The Definitive Guide to PCI DSS Version 4
As a PCI QSA, I have answered numerous questions about the new PC DSS Version 4. With over 500 total controls, and at least 100 of them unique to this version,…
The Triforce of Initial Access
LootWhile Red Teamers love to discuss and almost poetically describe their C2 feature sets, EDR evasion capabilities, and fast weaponizing of N-day exploits,…
JS-Tap: Weaponizing JavaScript for Red Teams
How do you use malicious JavaScript to attack an application you know nothing about?Application penetration testers often create custom weaponized JavaScript…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 3)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIn this third and final…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 2)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionThis is a continuation of A…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 1B)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIn this continuation to our first…
A Hitch-hacker's Guide to DACL-Based Detections (Part 1A)
This blog series was co-authored by Security Consultant Megan Nilsen and TAC Practice Lead Andrew Schwartz.1 IntroductionIf you were to collectively ask any…
Basic Authentication Versus CSRF
I was recently involved in an engagement where access was controlled by Basic Authentication. One (1) of the findings I discovered was a Cross-Site Request…
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