Dave Kennedy

David Kennedy, is the founder of two highly successful and renowned global cybersecurity companies Binary Defense and TrustedSec and is considered an industry leader in cybersecurity.

As the former Chief Security Officer of Diebold Incorporated, he led large global cybersecurity teams and built a world-class security organization. Recognized as a top professional, David has testified before Congress, continuously shapes cyber security policy, and provides expert analysis on national news outlets.Most notably, he advised on the TV show "Mr. Robot," to provide real-world hacking insights to the Emmy winning drama series.

As a founding author of the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), he played a pinnacle role in shaping the penetration testing and offensive security industry. David is known as the catalyst that started PowerShell security and has authored widely popular tools like the Social-Engineer Toolkit as well as countless open-source frameworks, security advisories, and zero-day research.