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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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Webinars April 15 2026

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…

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Events TrustedSec HQ | March 31 2026

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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Blog March 26 2026

Policy as Code: Stop Writing Policies and Start Compiling Them

The Problem Nobody Wants to Talk AboutLet me paint a picture most security leaders will recognize.You have 30+ policies living as Word documents on SharePoint.…

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Podcasts March 24 2026

Security Noise - AI is Exploring The Deep Blue CVEs

On this episode of Security Noise, we explore the cutting-edge use of AI in vulnerability research, exploit development, and cybersecurity defense with guests…

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Blog March 24 2026

Building a Detection Foundation: Part 4 - Sysmon

Filling the Gaps Native Logging Can'tAt this point in our series, we have Windows Security events capturing logon sessions and process creation, and…

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News March 20 2026

ABC7 Chicago - March Madness betting, ticket scams targeting college basketball tournament fans

March Madness is in full swing and so are the scams, the latest being fake tickets sales and "bogus" bracket challenges. Advisory Solutions Director Alex…

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Events March 19 2026

Discord Livestream - AMA: Incident Response

Ask us anything about incident response! Join us for an exclusive Discord Livestream with IR Practice Lead Ryan Macfarlane.

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Blog March 19 2026

Full Disclosure: A Third (and Fourth) Azure Sign-In Log Bypass Found

Invisible password sprays. Invisible logins. Full tokens returned.Nyxgeek here. It's 2026 and I've got two more Azure Entra ID sign-in log bypasses…

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Webinars March 18 2026

Copilot Security: What to Know Before You Go

In this webinar, our experts will walk you through the critical groundwork needed before deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn how you can best prepare for…

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