Chris Elgee
Builder & Breaker at Virginia National Guard
Portland, Maine, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Elgee is a penetration tester, instructor, and cyber leader with eight years focused on offensive security and a long military background in communications and cyber operations. He runs Counter Hack Challenges as a "builder & breaker," developing realistic attack scenarios and tooling—contributing to open-source projects like the ActiveScan++ Burp plugin to extend vulnerability checks for real-world CVEs. As a certified SANS instructor and former commander of a Cyber Protection Battalion, he blends hands-on exploit development with training for soldiers, students, and civilian partners. His work emphasizes preparing defenders through red team exercises and practical education, driven by a passion for online safety in schools. Based in Portland, Maine, he pairs technical depth (B.S. in Computer Science, MBA) with operational leadership in the National Guard. Outside work he frames security through faith and family, which inform his mission-focused, service-oriented approach.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of MaineMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General at University of Southern Maine
Github Skills (7)
security-testing10
struts10
scanning10
burp10
python10
vulnerability-scanners10
web-application-security10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
albinowax/ActiveScanPlusPlus
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
ActiveScan++ Burp Suite Plugin
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 4 comments in 29 days
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the `activeScan++` Burp Suite plugin, enhancing its security capabilities by implementing checks for various web application vulnerabilities. They added scans for Struts2 vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-9805, CVE-2017-12611, and XXE), and CVE-2018-11776, and updated the plugin to work correctly in cases where collaborator functionality is disabled. They also included highlighting functionality to better identify vulnerabilities.
burpactivescansuite
chriselgee/SansPivotSheetLab
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:22 commits, 17 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 1 month
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