Mad Skillz – PSW #645

Matt Allen is a Senior Solutions Engineer at VIAVI Solutions. Prior to his 8 years at VIAVI, Matt has garnered 20 years of experience in the network engineering and telecommunications space. He holds the following certifications: Amazon Cloud Practictioner, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Certified Novell Engineer, and most recently Certified Ethical Hacker.

Lorrie Faith Cranor is the Director and Bosch Distinguished Professor in Security and Privacy Technologies of CyLab and the FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. She also directs the CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory (CUPS) and co-directs the MSIT-Privacy Engineering masters program.

David Kennedy is a Faculty member at IANS Research and Founder and Owner of TrustedSec, an information security consulting firm, and Binary Defense, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) that detects attackers early to prevent large-scale invasions. In addition to creating several widely popular open-source tools, including ‘The Social-Engineer Toolkit’ (SET), PenTesters Framework (PTF), and Artillery. David has also released security advisories, including zero-days, with a focus on security research.

Prior to his work in the private sector, Dave served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), focusing on cyber warfare and forensics analysis activities, including two tours to Iraq. He also served on the board of directors for (ISC)2, which is one of the largest security collectives and offers certifications such as the CISSP.