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Hey, I’m Rob

I’m the Practice Lead for Mobile and Hardware Security at TrustedSec, where I built the mobile and hardware security practice from the ground up and lead a team of really talented consultants. I spend most of my time working across mobile apps, hardware, web apps, and AI-related security, and occasionally build projects I find interesting or fun.

What I Do

I focus on mobile application security, hardware hacking, web application testing, and reverse engineering. I’ve been in information security for over a decade and have worked across a range of projects including:

  • Presented at DEF CON, DerbyCon, and other security conferences
  • Developed security solutions for ATMs and worked on banking malware investigations and forensics
  • Collaborated with the U.S. Secret Service on reverse engineering efforts
  • Published tools like iHide for iOS jailbreak detection bypass

Certifications

  • OSCP — Offensive Security Certified Professional

How I Got Here

Back in high school, I was always messing with my TI-85, writing apps in BASIC, playing around with assembly, and spending a lot of time in QBasic. I also got really into game hacking, especially with GameShark and Action Replay, where I spent most of my free time hacking games, making cheats, and exploring the fun things you could do with those devices.

That naturally led into reverse engineering. I spent some time in software development, but I always ended up coming back to side projects involving reversing. At one point I was working as a software engineer but kept getting pulled into malware reversing and forensics work.

Eventually I moved out of that role into security full time, where that became the focus. From there, I eventually ended up at TrustedSec, where I was able to establish the mobile and hardware security practice around the type of work I enjoy most.

Want to connect? You can find me on the socials linked on the homepage or reach out on LinkedIn.