Jared DeMott
IANS Faculty
Jared enjoys securing code and data in big tech after leading a successful startup. Jared has been passionate about cyber, since the early days of his career with the NSA. He holds a PhD from Michigan State University, and has often spoken on cyber matters at popular conferences. He was a finalist in Microsoft’s BlueHat security architecting contest, and has been on three winning Defcon capture-the-flag teams. Dr. DeMott has authored books, blogs and online courses on application security and malware analysis.
Expertise
- Application & Product Security (including Fuzzing, SDLC, etc.)
- Threat Intelligence
- Incident Response
- Federal Security Programs
- Security Training
Achievements & Contributions
- Big Tech Experience at Amazon and Microsoft
- Successful startup exit
- Speaker at information security events such as RSA, Black Hat, ToorCon, GrrCon, HITB, US Military Academy, and DerbyCon
- Finalist in Microsoft’s BlueHat Prize contest, which helped make Microsoft customers more secure
- Member of 3 winning Capture-the-Flag teams at DEF CON
- Co-Author of Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance (2008, 2018)
- Former CTO for Binary Defense, an attack intelligence and security solutions company
- Former Principal Security Researcher at Bromium and Harris Corporation
- Former Cyber and Information Security Exploitation Engineer at NSA, Booz Allen, ASI, and FSU
Certifications & Credentials
- PhD, Computer Science – Michigan State University
- MS, Computer Science – The Johns Hopkins University
- BS, Computer Networks and Systems – Ferris State University
- Immunity Certified Network Offense Professional (NOP) – Immunity Security
Hobbies & Fun Facts
During his free time, Jared is enjoying time with his family, particularly vacationing and outdoors. Jared is a Christian and will happily discuss faith should you desire to do so.