Ryan Basden

I'm a professional attacker who specializes in showing people the consequences of misusing and mishandling technology.

Even more than the technical, I thrive in the philosophical. My work is motivated by concerns about how humans interact with and are affected by technology.

Expertise

• Red team operations and penetration testing
• Purple team exercises and defense strengthening
• Enterprise security strategy and program management
• Technical team and practice leadership
• Customer relationship and account management

Experience

My career spans from IT helpdesk work through system administration, penetration testing, and red team operations. I now run Empiric Security (opens in new tab), focusing on helping organizations understand and improve their security posture.

Credentials

Speaking Events

I regularly present at security conferences. Topics range from technical subjects like AWS password cracking to organizational issues such as burnout prevention and security budget justification.