Mike Murray has spent more than a decade helping companies large and small to protect their information by understanding their vulnerability posture from the perspective of an attacker. From his work in the late 90's as a penetration tester and vulnerability researcher to leadership positions at nCircle, Neohapsis and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, his focus has always been on using vulnerability assessment through penetration testing and social engineering to proactively defend organizations. Mike is currently a managing partner of MADSecurity, where he leads engagements to help corporate and government customers understand and protect their security organization. He is also in charge of the advanced curriculum of The Hacker Academy, where he trains security professionals on the newest methods of computer penetration testing and social engineering to help them better protect their organizations.
Mike's career was originally focused on the technical side of security. He has written technical articles in publications including Sys Admin and CISSPWorld, as well as discovering published and unpublished vulnerabilities in multiple platforms.
His years of experience as a vulnerability researcher and leader of research teams have convinced him that the most important system to focus on in information security is the human and organizational systems, and Mike has most recently focused on research into exploitation of those systems.. Mike's talks about how to build a great career in security have been seen at major conferences like RSA and Defcon, and his work on advanced social engineering has been widely recognized. Mike's thoughts on security and social engineering can be found on his blogs at Episteme.ca and TheHackerAcademy.com, and his work on helping build careers can be found at TheConnectedCareer.com and InfoSecLeaders.com.
