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.
Expertise
- Penetration Testing
- Threat Hunting
- Log Analysis
- Incident Response
- Cloud Security Assessments
Achievements & 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
Certifications & Credentials
- CISSP – (ISC)2
- GCIH – GIAC
Hobbies & Fun Facts
In his free time, John enjoys mountain biking, AT Skinning (or Ski Touring) and ranching.