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Travis Kaun

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Travis Kaun began his Information Security career-building by managing firewalls and intrusion detection systems with a managed security services provider. After time spent on the defensive side in the corporate world, Travis put on an offensive cap for a consulting role and hasn’t looked back.

Travis is a proud member of the Targeted Operations team, focusing on gaining a foothold and expanding to a large compromise while hunting for the ‘crown jewels’ and other client objectives.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, Herzing College
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Travis has contributed to open source projects and has spoken at various security conferences. Additionally, Travis co-hosts a regional InfoSec group, MadSec.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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

Blog October 20 2022

The Curious Case of the Password Database

Nowadays, password managers are king. We use password managers to secure our most sensitive credentials to a myriad of services and sites; a compromise of the…

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Blog May 24 2022

Pwnton Pack: An Unlicensed 802.11 Particle Accelerator

This past Christmas, I received a terrific gift from my in-laws: a replica Ghostbusters Proton Pack. I was thrilled. You see, growing up in the mid 80s,…

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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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News December 10 2024

TrustedSec Tech Brief - December 2024 Year-End Top 3 Roundup

We are rounding up our top Tech Brief stories of 2024! Director of Security Intelligence Carlos Perez goes over what we have seen the most of this year and his…

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Podcasts December 06 2024

Security Noise - Episode 7.7

Amazing Stories in InfoSec

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Blog December 05 2024

On-Demand BOF

From the team that brought you COFF Loader, CS-Situational-Awareness-BOF, CS-Remote-OPs-BOF, and numerous blogs on BOFs, we are excited to release our first…

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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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