Each year companies spend thousands of dollars on sophisticated security systems to ensure their secrets stay safe. Physical security flaws can be found everywhere from razor wire fences to RFID cards if you know where to look. Valerie has performed physical security assessments across the country from Federal buildings to ICS/SCADA locations and beyond. Join her for an hour of war stories, dos and don’ts of physical penetration security, vulnerability trends and some prevention basics.
Valerie Thomas is an Executive Information Security Consultant for Securicon LLC that specializes in social engineering and physical penetration testing. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Valerie led information security assessments for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) before joining private industry. Her unique Defense and civilian background provides her with a solid understanding of intrusion detection, data loss prevention, and endpoint (in)security. Her electronic and RFID training became a crucial element of her physical security specialization. While some choose to focus on cyber or physical security, she has chosen to exploit the weaknesses of the combination of the two.