Scott White

EXPERIENCE
Scott White is the Director of Software Security for TrustedSec. He joined TrustedSec’s founder, David Kennedy, after years of working together in both global corporate and consulting environments. Scott’s expertise in application security and penetration testing stems from his years of experience ranging from help desk support and system administration to web development and penetration testing.

Scott has been called upon not only academically but also professionally by the FBI and the United States Secret Service as a subject matter expert. Scott has developed several application security programs for large international organizations. As the global application security team lead for a Fortune 1000 company, Scott performed several hundred web application security assessments, including both dynamic and static code analysis, dynamic testing, and reverse engineering. He was instrumental in developing the entire process, from secure design to developer education and awareness, secure coding practices, and to final approval reviews for production.

BOOKS

• “Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide” - Technical Editor
• “The Basics of Web Hacking” - Technical Editor

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Ohio Northern University (with distinction)
• Master of Science, Network Security, University of Advancing Technology (Summa Cum Laude)

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS

• DerbyCon - CTF Founder & Organizer, Trainer
• Defcon 16 speaker
• Numerous publications and presentations to local and national organizations such as OWASP, ISSA, FBI InfraGard, ISACA, AZSPF, SWSPF, etc.