Kevin is the Founder, CEO, and Principal Security Consultant of Secure Ideas, an information security consulting company that focuses on penetration testing services and training. He is also a founder and contributor of many open source projects including the Samurai Web Testing Framework (SamuraiWTF), a web penetration testing and training environment, and the Basic Analysis and Security Engine (BASE) project, a web front-end for Snort Analysis

• Penetration Testing
• Application Security
• Training

• Presenter at information security conferences such as Black Hat, DEF CON, and ShmooCon in addition to organizations such as Infragard, ISACA, and ISSA
• Former SANS Institute Senior Instructor (8 years)
• Author of SANS Course, Security 542: Web Application Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
• Former Senior Security Consultant for InGardians, an independent information security consultancy
• Former Technical Architecture Engineer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
• Former Programmer at ANC Rental Corp, Orlando.com, and eSiteCreation

Kevin enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid Star Wars fan and member of the 501st Legion, a Star Wars charity group.

Kevin Johnson joined IANS in 2011. As a member of our Faculty, he provides clients with deep domain-level expertise in the following areas: penetration testing, application security, as well as training.