Joshua Danielson

IANS Faculty

Expertise

  • Security Program Advisory
  • Risk Assessments
  • Vendor Management
  • Software Assurance
  • Red Teaming

Profile

Joshua Danielson is a Principal / Advisor of Kustos, a cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in vulnerability management. He brings nearly two decades of experience in information security, having held executive security leadership roles at organizations including Shopify, Copart (S&P 500), and within the national defense sector. His background spans protecting critical business systems, leading global security teams, and building programs that secure some of the world's largest e-commerce and financial platforms.

Expertise

  • Security Program Advisory
  • Risk Assessments
  • Vendor Management
  • Software Assurance
  • Red Teaming

Qualifications

Achievements & Contributions
  • Pioneered cutting-edge security tooling such as process-level allow listing across to address supply chain risks, as well as implemented Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline third party assessments
  • Built SecOps team able to respond to an average of ~180 incidents per month, with an average resolution time under an hour
  • Implemented program to reduce AppSec vulnerabilities by 40% through CI/CD and Semgrep integrations
Certifications & Credentials
  • CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, CCSP, CCNA, CCNA: Security, CEH, ITIL Foundations v2

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