Faculty of Industry Experts

The IANS Faculty are at the core of our Decision Support service. This group of over 100 hands-on practitioners understands the key issues you face and delivers actionable recommendations, research, and step-by-step guidance. Our collection of independent experts spans nearly every field. For each security problem you need to address, IANS can connect you with someone "in the trenches."

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Dave Kennedy, IANS Faculty

"In the Trenches"

The insights of the IANS Faculty are based on real-world experiences. Our Faculty includes:

Instructors and curriculum authors of industry standard training programs, such as SANS
Several founding members of the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES)
Authors of well-known security books, including Metaspolit: The Penetration Testers Guide and Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense
Current and former CISOs at Fortune 1000 companies
Major contributors to popular open source projects

Areas of Expertise

Mobility and Communications

Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

Threats and Vulnerabilities

Incident Response and Recovery

Application Development

Enterprise Software

Cloud Computing

Data Protection, Integrity and Availability

Networking

Management and Leadership

Infrastructure

Security Operations

Identity and Access Management

Managing Vendors and Third Parties

Faculty Directory

Iftach Ian Amit

Joseph Arthur

David Bauer

Jay Beale

Kevin Beaver

Jared Bird

Justine Bone

Bruce Bonsall

Bryson Bort

Mollie Breen

Jeffrey Brown

Jeff Brown

Kyle Bubp

Eric Capuano

Nathan Case

Bob Chaput

Matt Chiodi

Anton Chuvakin

Francesco Cipollone

Stephen Clark

Paul Connelly

Edna Conway

Joshua Corman

Earl Crane

Chris Crowley

Justin Daniels

Jodi Daniels

Joshua Danielson

Bill Dean

Jared DeMott

Rocky DeStefano

Dennis Devlin

Ron Dilley

Mick Douglas

Nicole Dove

Justin Elze

Russell Eubanks

Brandon Evans

Summer Fowler

John Galda

Jason Garbis

George Gerchow

Dennis Gilbert

Jason Gillam

Wolfgang Goerlich

Marty Gomberg

Thomas Graham

David Hazar

Jessica Hebenstreit

Rebecca Herold

Chris Hetner

Chris Hughes

Nick Hunt

Lee Imrey

Tanya Janca

Steven John

Eric Johnson

Kevin Johnson

Dave Kennedy

Lee Kim

AJ King

John Korpal

Ondrej Krehel

Eric Kuehn

Peter Kuper

Justin Leapline

Ryan Leirvik

Dave Lewis

Shannon Lietz

Anna Loshkareva

Joshua Marpet

Steven Martano

Raffael Marty

Gary McAlum

Stephen McHenry

Tim Medin

Allison Miller

Jennifer Minella

Rich Mogull

Josh More

Shamla Naidoo

Chris Nickerson

Russell Okoth

Davi Ottenheimer

Vinay Patel

Carlos Perez

Gunnar Peterson

Ken Piddington

Michael Pinch

Chris Poulin

Teri Radichel

Ashish Rajan

Marcus Ranum

Ron Ritchey

Jason Robbins

Katrina Rodzon

Olivia Rose

Guillaume Ross

Mike Rothman

Adrian Sanabria

Mike Saurbaugh

Justin Searle

Masha Sedova

Richard Seiersen

Dave Shackleford

Alex Sharpe

Jeffrey Shearer

Idan Shoham

Adam Shostack

Gal Shpantzer

Caleb Sima

Anand Singh

Ed Skoudis

Eric Smith

John Strand

Steve Swick

Kelli Tarala

James Tarala

Rob Teague

Joff Thyer

Judy Titera

Matthew Toussain

Kat Traxler

Jonathan Trull

Aaron Turner

Ismael Valenzuela

Kenneth van Wyk

Brian Ventura

John Visneski

Mike Webber

Tarah Wheeler

Justin Wilder

Jake Williams

Jamie Williams

Jason Witty

Joe Wynn

Philip Young

Sounil Yu

Jon Zeolla

How can you engage with our Faculty?

We deliver what CISOs and their teams need most: unbiased, practical advice; the ability to speak with professionals who understand their challenges; and peer interaction to keep their knowledge and skills fresh and up-to-date.

Decision Support

End-User Decision Support is our flagship offering delivered through an annual subscription service designed for CISOs and their teams. IANS connects you with independent experts and practitioners who have 'been there, seen it, and done it,' enabling you to accelerate your capabilities and make informed decisions.

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Consulting

We work with you to shape engagements and provision them with the right IANS Faculty experts. Your project will never be staffed with junior level consultants. Our expertise is built from hands-on experience. We staff your project with doers who recommend actions, and then help you take them.

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Events

Our events feature IANS Faculty members who offer a breadth of in-the-weeds advice and high-level guidance for the entire security team. Designed for you to engage with like-minded security professionals in a supportive environment, you’ll learn from a variety of industry approaches and use cases.

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