Meet Our Instructors
Industry experts with extensive experience in cybersecurity and offensive security operations.
Deviant Kunz
Ex-NSA Hacker & Security Researcher
Deviant Kunz is a distinguished cybersecurity expert and former NSA hacker with extensive experience in offensive security operations and vulnerability research. He specializes in advanced penetration testing and has contributed significantly to the security community through his research and tools.
Background
As a former NSA hacker, Pavel brings unique insights into government-grade offensive techniques and defense mechanisms. His work primarily focuses on advanced persistent threats, network exploitation, and custom tool development. He has extensive experience in both public and private sector security research.
Areas of Expertise
- Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
- Red Team Operations
- Custom Malware Development
- Network Exploitation
- NSA-grade Techniques
- Security Research
Notable Contributions
- Extensive research on modern C2 frameworks
- Development of several open-source security tools
- Creator of sophisticated backdoors and beacons
- Regular contributor to offensive security literature
Sergey Budilov
Network Exploitation Expert & Former Government Analyst
Sergey Budilov's experience includes being the vice president of Computer Network Exploitation Services at Defense Point Security, a global network exploitation and vulnerability analyst within the Department of Defense (DoD), an information assurance researcher for the National Information Security Training and Education Center, and the incident response manager for the Department Homeland Security's (DHS) Security Operations Center (SOC) under the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Background
Sergey brings a wealth of experience from high-level government and private sector positions. He is the creator of PwnOS v2.0, an exploitable virtual machine, and has spoken at various conferences, including Derbycon 4.0. As an avid researcher in the field of network exploitation, Sergey has released several tools and custom techniques, including White Lightning, a browser exploitation framework.
Areas of Expertise
- Network Exploitation
- Browser Exploitation
- PwnOS Project Lead
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Research
- Government Security Operations
Notable Contributions
- Creator of PwnOS v2.0
- Creator of White Lightning (browser exploitation framework)
- Speaker at Derbycon 4.0 and other conferences
- Expert in government-level security operations
- Maintainer of security research tools