Summary
Carson Mcbride is a Security Consultant based in Seattle with 10 years of hands-on experience specializing in web application security, penetration testing, CI/CD integrations, and embedding security into the SDLC. At Casaba Security he advises on offensive security practices and helps teams operationalize secure development pipelines, drawing on prior in-house experience as an Application Security Engineer at Premera Blue Cross. Early roles at Premera included spearheading Secure SDLC adoption, performing threat models and penetration tests across multiple dev teams, and finding critical vulnerabilities that led to measurable risk reductions. He pairs practical testing skills with developer-focused consulting—presenting mitigations, training teams, and building tools to improve compliance and detection. Carson’s background combines incident response, identity-access operations, and automated scanning work, giving him a broad perspective on both preventative and reactive controls. He holds a Bachelor’s in Informatics (Cybersecurity & Information Assurance) from the University of Washington and consistently translates security concepts into actionable engineering practices.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Informatics: Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, 3.6, Bachelor’s Degree, Informatics: Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, 3.6 at University of Washington