This talk will be about our multi-year journey to full Red Team Operations. We will address our biggest hurdles, successes, lessons learned, and our RT wins all while working in an ultra-risk avoidance environment. We will also share examples from each phase of our progression and give examples of how we have been “purple teaming” since before the phrase was coined.
Robert Neel has fourteen years experience as a system/network administrator and security consultant/engineer/analyst in the private sector. He is currently employed by a large financial institution where he established the Red Team and continues to lead it. In addition, he has seven years experience in the government sector where he performed Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation for the NSA. He has experience with twenty-three programming languages and has written complex programs for both Offense and Defense in fifteen of those languages. Robert is also the founder of PENConsultants.com. When he is not Red Teaming, Robert loves to spend time with his wife and two children. They enjoy traveling, going to theme parks, and building their dream house together.
David Thompson has 13 years experience in the security field. He is currently employed by a large financial institution where he leads the New Detective Capabilities Team and is an active member of the Red Team. He started his security road trip in the Air Force doing Vulnerability Assessments for the Air Force Blue Team and working Active Hunt Ops at NSA (OIF x2). He then took a Pen Tester position with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab working on Space Systems and other DoD projects. Wanting to get back to TX, he took a Pen Tester job with the Air Force Blue Team (Threat Emulation Cell) working on Space, Aircraft and other Weapon Systems. When not on the keyboard, he loves spending time with his wife and three girls. They enjoy RVing, fishing, hunting and playing sports.