Matt Johansen is a manager for WhiteHat Security¹s Threat Research Center (TRC). Matt began his career as a security consultant, where he was responsible for performing network and web application penetration tests for clients. He then took at role at WhiteHat as an application security specialist for the TRC and quickly rose through the ranks to managing more than 40 at the company¹s Houston location. In his spare time, Matt is a frequent web security instructor at San Jose State University and Adelphi University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Matt is also a frequent speaker at a number of industry events including: BlackHat, Defcon, Hacker Halted, the FBI’s International Conference on Cyber Security, RSA as well as several OWASP chapters and BSides events across North America. Matt is also a contributor to the Liquidmatrix Security Digest and has worked with the SANS Institute as an industry expert for certification review.