Jared Bird
IANS Faculty
With over 25 years of experience in IT, Jared has spent most of that time specializing in information security across a variety of industries. Currently, Jared serves as the Senior Manager of Vulnerability Management at Penn Medicine, a large multi-hospital health system. Previously, Jared conducted vulnerability research for HPE Aruba Networking, and prior to that, he established and led the enterprise-wide Attack and Vulnerability Research Group at 3M Company. Throughout his career, Jared has held roles ranging from first-level support to various levels of leadership.
Expertise
- Attack Surface Management
- Vulnerability Management
- Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
- Medical Device & Healthcare Security
- Application & Product Security
Achievements & Contributions
- Expert Witness – United States Federal Court
- Volunteer Network Operations – Defcon Security Conference
- Volunteer Network Operations – Thotcon Security Conference
- Volunteer Network Operations- Shmoocon Security Conference
- Volunteer Organizer – OWASP AppSecUSA
- Volunteer Organizer – BSidesMSP
- Volunteer Board Member- Natural Science Academy
- Volunteer Coach – Special Olympics Minnesota
- Volunteer IT Support – Wishes and More
- Presenter at multiple conferences
Certifications & Credentials
- BS, Information Technology – Minnesota School of Business
- CISSP – (ISC)2
- Multiple Vendor Specific Certifications
Hobbies & Fun Facts
Outside of work, Jared enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, mountain biking, reading, woodworking, photography, and of course hacking shiny new tech gadgets