As pentesters, we all have special techniques and tricks we use that make our jobs a lot easier. A few years back, I presented at BSIDES LV on some of the cool techniques that I use on a regular basis. This talk will dive down into all of the new techniques and latest and greatest hacks to make pentesting something easy and successful. This talk will also discuss how to mitigate some of the techniques and attacks.
David Kennedy is the President / CEO of TrustedSec, LLC. David was a Chief Security Officer (CSO) for an international fortune 1000 company located in over 77 countries with over 18,000 employees. David developed a global security program with a large dedicated team. David is considered a thought leader in the security field and has presented at many conferences worldwide. David has had guest appearances on FoxNews, BBC, and other high-profile media outlets. David is the founder of DerbyCon, a large-scale security conference in Louisville Kentucky. David also co-authored Metasploit: The Penetration Testers Guide book (with Devon Kearns, Jim O’Gorman, and Mati Aharoni) which was number one on Amazon.com in security for over 6 months. David was also one of the founding members of the “Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)“. PTES is the industry leading standard and guidelines around how penetration tests should be performed and methodologies.