2020 Rochester Virtual Symposium Facilitators
John Strand
IANS Faculty
John is the Owner of Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) where he leads the Hunt Teaming, Command & Control (C2)/Data Exfiltration and Pivot testing development. He is also a SANS Institute Senior Instructor. In these roles, John has both consulted and taught hundreds of organizations in the areas of security, regulatory compliance, and penetration testing.
Achievements & Noteworthy Contributions
- Co-author of Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense (2013)
- Contributor to the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)
- Contributor to the 20 Critical Controls frameworks
- Former co-host of Hack Naked TV and Security Weekly podcasts
- Presenter at information security conferences such as RSA and Black Hat
- Author of Black Hat’s "Active Defense, Offensive Countermeasures, and Hacking Back" course
- Author of SANS Institute’s "Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling" course
- Former Information Assurance lead at Northrop Grumman and Accenture Certifications & Credentials
Web Conference
Registrants will receive a logistics email with web conference meeting information one day prior to the event.
Attendee Qualification
This Symposium is produced by IANS, which reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or deny access to the Symposium to any entity or individual. IANS’ receipt of a registration application does not constitute acceptance. Individuals from Information Security Solution Providers (software, hardware, and consulting companies) are not eligible to attend. Symposiums are open to IANS clients that are Credential Holders and qualified Information Security Practitioners identified by IANS.