Jacob Larsen
Jacob Larsen

Offensive Security Team Lead

I am an experienced cyber security practitioner with over 5 years of experience working in advisory and customer facing roles, including my current role as an Offensive Security Team Lead. I simultaneously deliver and lead a team of penetration testers to execute technical security assessments to secure customer’s applications and infrastructure.

I also enjoy researching the cyber crime landscape, tracking initial access brokers, sim swappers, crypto drainers, espionage specialists, exploit developers, violence-as-a-service, doxxers and more for my own threat research publications.

Experience

  1. Team Lead - Security Testing & Assurance

    CyberCX
  2. Manager - Governance, Risk & Compliance

    CyberCX
  3. Intelligence Analyst - Digital Forensics, Incident & Response

    CyberCX
    (secondment)
  4. Defensive Security Specialist

    Diamond Cyber Security

Education

  1. Bachelor of Counterterrorism, Security and Intelligence

    Edith Cowan University
  2. Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO)

    Zero Point Security
    View Certificate
  3. Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)

    Offensive Security
    View Certificate
  4. Burp Suite Certified Practitioner (BSCP)

    PortSwigger
    View Certificate
  5. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

    ISC2
    View Certificate
Skills
Technical
Cyber Threat Proficiency

Excellent understanding of infrastructure, malware, execution chains and evasion techniques used by threat actors.

Adversary Tradecraft

Practical experience as an offensive security lead, exploiting vulnerabilities, performing privilege escalation and lateral movement.

Enterprise IT Network Design

Experience from architecting a hybrid on-prem and cloud based Defence secure research enclave.

Open Source Intelligence

Domain expert in OSINT investigations for ultra-high net worth family offices.

Professional
Critical Thinking

Investigative mindset to understand complex problems, develop intuition and identify out-of-the-box solutions.

Communication

Confidence to tailor communication style to a wide range of stakeholders, from engineers to chief information security officers.

Leadership

Strong emotional intelligence to foster a collaboratige culture, embracing diversity.

Writing

5+ years experience generating high quality client deliverable for executive and technical audiences.

Industry Participation
Program Mentor
Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) ∙ July 2023
Guest Speaker
Cyber Conference Canberra - AISA ∙ March 2023
Guest Speaker
Cyber Conference Melbourne - AISA ∙ October 2022
Article Author
Cyber Today Magazine Ed 1 - AISA ∙ April 2022
Guest Speaker
BSides Perth ∙ September 2021
Guest Lecturer
Edith Cowan University (ECU) ∙ March 2021