EXPERIENCE
Tyler has over 20 years of real-world experience in incident response, malware analysis, computer forensics, and information security for multiple organizations. He has spoken and taught at a number of security conferences about topics ranging from incident response to penetration testing techniques.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- BS Computer Science, University of Akron
- GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
- GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
MASTIFF Static Analysis Framework
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Tyler’s passion for incident response stems from his love of solving puzzles. He uses this ambition to get to the bottom of issues at hand; whether it’s forensic analysis of a disk, reverse engineering or malware, or the latest CTF contest, Tyler is driven to uncover every detail.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Critical Vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer: Technical Analysis and Recommendations
On May 31, 2023, Progress Software released a security bulletin concerning a critical vulnerability within MOVEit Transfer, a widely used secure file transfer…
ESXiArgs: What you need to know and how to protect your data
Threat Overview Around February 03, 2023, a ransomware campaign called “ESXiArgs” emerged that targeted Internet-facing VMware ESXi servers running versions…
To OOB, or Not to OOB?: Why Out-of-Band Communications are Essential for Incident Response
tl;dr Out-of-band (OOB) communications are alternative systems or technologies that allow responders to collaborate, coordinate, and inform during an incident.…
TrustedSec Okta Breach Recommendations
TrustedSec's Incident Response Team sent urgent communications to all IR retainer clients after the discovery of the compromise of Okta. Below are the…
Back to Basics: The TrustedSec Guide to Strong Cyber Hygiene
Every day, new challenges, attacks, and vulnerabilities are publicized. Just as attackers and the threat landscape are constantly changing, adapting, and…
Log4j: Live Update Webcast
During the webcast, we will be joined by David Kennedy, TrustedSec CEO & Binary Defense CTO, Randy Pargman, Binary Defense Vice President of Threat Hunting &…
Log4j Detection and Response Playbook
On December 09, 2021, a severe vulnerability for Apache Log4j was released (CVE-2021-44228). This vulnerability, also known as Log4Shell, allows remote code…
Incident Response in the Cloud: Combating Business Email Compromise Threats
Learn from Incident Response Practice Lead Tyler Hudak as he discusses the latest issues and walks through Incident Response in the cloud.
New Service Launched in Response to Hafnium Attacks
Over the last several days, many organizations have been affected by the Microsoft Exchange Hafnium attacks. As a result, TrustedSec's Incident Response team…
Are You Looking for Ants or Termites?
Over the last several months, I’ve noticed something when discussing Incident Response (IR) with clients. There is often confusion between the expectation and…
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