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Brandon Evans

IANS Faculty

Brandon is the owner and an InfoSec Consultant at On-Brand Technologies LLC, a consultancy helping organizations secure their applications and other workloads in multi cloud environments, specializing in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. He also conducts application penetration tests, secure code reviews, and DevSecOps activities that include developing secure infrastructure as code. Prior to starting his consultancy, Brandon led the secure development training program for a leading UCaaS provider. Before that, he started his career as a Software Engineer, where he has worked on both the core product of a startup later acquired by a Fortune 500 organization and on various products spanning a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
Expertise
  • Multicloud Security (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud)
  • DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code
  • Secure Code Reviews
  • Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Application Penetration Testing

Achievements & Contributions

  • Certified Instructor with the SANS Institute
  • Lead author of SEC510: Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and GCP, and contributor to SEC540: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation
  • Speaker at RSA Conference, serverlessDays, SANS Cloud Security Exchange, and others
  • Security Capture the Flag competitor, winning Security Innovation's Competitive division
    at OWASP AppSec California 2019 and placing second for their main division at DEF CON 27

Certifications & Credentials

  • GIAC GPCS, GCSA, GSEC, GPEN, GWAPT, GSTRT, GSSP-JAVA
  • B.S. Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude - Binghamton University
  • AWS Security Certified
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Hobbies & Fun Facts

Brandon enjoys hiking, rock climbing, chess, and video games. In particular, Brandon is a
fan of the Dance Dance Revolution series, in which he won a competition as a teenager.