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Whitney Phillips

Senior Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Whitney joined TrustedSec with 13 years of experience ranging from support tech and Blue and Purple team to, most recently, Red team with a primary focus in Mobile Application Penetration testing.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Information Security, ITT Tech
  • CompTia Security +
  • Part 107 Drone Pilot

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3)

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Speaker at DEFCon Security Conference
  • Speaker at GrrCon Security Conference
  • Speaker at CypherCon Security Conference
  • Speaker at Day of Shecurity Security Conference
  • Guest on TrustedSec Podcast
  • Podcast guest on Breaking into Cybersecurity
  • Volunteers as an incident responder for MiC3

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Whitney’s passion for security started early on in college but truly progressed in her position as a mobile application penetration tester. Her time in that role helped her develop a greater understanding of the importance of keeping applications secure, which in turn inspired a deeper passion for security.

Featured Blogs And Resources

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

Blog February 06 2024

A Beginner’s Guide to Mobile Application Testing

As consumers become more dependent on mobile devices, the need for application security has become more of a priority. In this blog post, I will discuss my…

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Events Pittsburgh, PA | July 11 2025

BSidesPGH 2025

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

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Events Boston, MA | June 14 2025

Layer 8 Conference

TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Layer 8 Conference! Plus, Principal Security Consultant Adam Compton with being giving a talk.

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Events St. Louis, MO | June 09 2025

ShowMeCon 2025

We are proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's ShowMeCon!

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Webinars June 04 2025

So You Wanna Be a Hacker? Starting Your InfoSec Career

Join Principal Security Consultant Adam Compton and Senior Security Consultant David Boyd as they demystify the cybersecurity career landscape, from red…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | May 27 2025

ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - May 2025

ISC2 Cleveland Chapter May MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…

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Events Columbus, OH | May 22 2025

Central Ohio ISSA InfoSec Summit 2025

Come visit us at our booth at COISSA! We are a proud sponsor of this event.

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Blog May 22 2025

AppSec Cheat Sheet: Session Management

Session Management Testing - CookiesThe Cheat Sheet section is for quick reference and to make sure steps don’t get missed.The Learn section is for those who…

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Webinars May 21 2025

Attack and Defense: Hard-Won Insights From Purple Team Operations

Join Security Consultants Mike Spitzer, Zach Bevilacqua, and Travis Steadman to learn how to navigate what comes next after your Purple Team engagement.

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Blog May 20 2025

Red Team Gold: Extracting Credentials from MDT Shares

When it comes to targeting enterprise deployment infrastructure during a Red Team engagement, SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) tends to get all the…

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