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Dave is the Founder and Owner of TrustedSec, an information security consulting firm, and Binary Defense, a AI-Focused Managed Detection and Response (MDR) 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.

• Penetration Testing
• Incident Response
• Digital Forensics
• Cybersecurity Program Management
• Security Research & Tool Development

• Founding Member of the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)
• Co-Author of Metasploit: The Penetration Testers Guide (2011)
• Guest appearances on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, BBC, and other high-profile media outlets
• Presenter at information security conferences such as Black Hat, RSA, DEF CON, ShmooCon, INFOSEC World, ISACA, ISSA, United Security Summit, INFOSEC Summit, Hack3rCon, BSides, and DerbyCon, which he co-created and expanded into DerbyCon Communities

• BA, Business Management – Malone University
• CISSP – (ISC)2
• Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) – PCI Security Standards Council
• ISO/IEC 27001 Certified – ISO
• GSEC - GIAC
• Certificate Professional (OSCP) & Certified Expert (OSCE) – Offensive Security
• Global Information Assurance Gold Certification
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) – Microsoft

Dave Kennedy joined the IANS Faculty in 2012. A notionally renowned cybersecurity expert, Dave provides clients with deep domain-level insights across penetration testing, incident response, digital forensics, cybersecurity program management, security research & tool development.