John Strand

John Strand is the owner of Black Hills Information Security, a firm specializing in penetration testing, Active Defense, and Hunt Teaming services. He is also the CTO of Active Countermeasures, a firm dedicated to tracking advanced attackers inside and outside your network. He feels strongly that education is how the world of information security will change for the better and spends a considerable amount of time teaching and presenting around the world. Strand has presented to the FBI, NASA, the NSA and at various industry conferences. He also co-hosts Security Weekly, the world's largest information security podcast; co-authored Offensive Countermeasures: The Art of Active Defense; and writes loud rock music and makes various futile attempts at fly-fishing.