Eric is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lares, an international cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in a wide range of offensive, defensive, and advisory services. He is committed to a lifelong career in Information Security holding positions as CEO, CTO, VP, Co-Founder, Engineer and Consultant spanning over the last three decades.

• Red Teaming
• Penetration Testing
• Physical Assessments
• Social Engineering
• Vulnerability Assessment and Management

• Investor, advisor, and operator in multiple startup organizations
• Founding member / co-author of the "Penetration Testing Execution Standards (PTES)", a modern standard for conducting penetration tests
• Presenter at various security conferences around the globe
• Red team operator for the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC)
• Co-founder and organizer of multiple Security B-Sides conferences

• BSC of Information Security Systems
• CISSP, CISA and various vendor certifications

Eric Smith, IANS Faculty member since 2024, delivers deep domain-level insights to clients on red teaming, penetration testing, physical assessments, social engineering, & vulnerability assessment and management.