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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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