Tom Steele, reigning from Idaho, harnesses his diverse professional software development background to build great tools for Optiv. It doesn't just stop with Optiv, though, Tom has contributed immensely to the open source development community by providing core packages, libraries, security assessment tools, and frameworks. Tom is also an accomplished presenter among a variety of security and development industry conferences such as BlackHat, DefCon, BSidesLV, Schmoocon, just to name a few. Further, he has provided training on a wide range of development and security topics covering offensive execution tactics, assessment tools, mitigation strategies and defensive measures. Tom is the creator and developer behind the LAIR Penetration Testing collaboration framework and is also the co-author to the upcoming No Starch Press book; BlackHat Go.
