Hi, my name is Brendon, I am a {Penetration Tester, Security Researcher, Runner, Continuous Learner} who enjoys retro technology, Vinyl, GNU/Linux, 90s deep cuts and coffee.

Early years

• Visual Basic 6.0, Windows XP registry tweaking, Windows Vista Beta.

University

Professional work

• Penetration Tester. Conducted hundreds of security assessments across network infrastructure, mobile devies, web applications and internal protected systems (databases, ICS, telephony).
• System Administration and client support. {university research systems and speciality software}, {Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM}, {Ubuntu/Redhat}.
• Lead responsible disclosure of multiple high impact vulenrabilties that affected 1000+ users, including Remote Code Execution and IDOR.
• Implemented cyber security management practices for Penetration tests and red team operations that reduced time to disclosure and administartive overhead by 25%.
• Principal software engineer on cyber security products PhishCheck, ADAudit, C2Monitor, API Runner.

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