David Hardy
Senior Security Consultant At SpiderLabs at Trustwave
Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Hardy is a senior security consultant with over 30 years in IT and more than a decade focused on offensive security, currently operating at SpiderLabs within Trustwave and as a Red Team tester for HSBC. He combines deep Windows/Active Directory and Linux expertise with hands-on penetration testing across infrastructure, web, mobile, SAP and social engineering, and has repeatedly driven remediation by demonstrating real-world exploits. His contributions to power-user tooling—such as enhancing a PowerShell C2 project to bypass AV and add AD brute-force and system enumeration features—show a pragmatic offensive mindset that informs better defensive controls. David is equally comfortable leading complex global AD migrations and running focused red team engagements, bringing both operational IT experience and adversary techniques to bear. Colleagues rely on his meticulous analysis, quick learning, and knack for translating technical findings into persuasive, actionable outcomes for stakeholders.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Chemistry and General Studies; English , Computer Studies, and Physics, Chemistry and General Studies; English , Computer Studies, and Physics at winifred holtbyBeverley College of FE 1993 City & Guilds
Github Skills (13)
powershell10
sys9
admin9
system-administration9
administrator9
windows-administration9
active-directory8
vulnerability-assessment8
audit8
audit-trail8
auditing8
audit-logging8
code-auditing8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
nettitude/PoshC2_Old
Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
Powershell C2 Server and Implants
Role in this project:
Security Engineer
Security EngineerContributions:19 commits, 1 PR, 19 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to security-related aspects of the PowerShell C2 server and implants project. Their work involved modifying and enhancing existing modules to bypass antivirus detection, including removing code sections and changing download methods. They also added functionalities like brute-forcing local admin accounts and Active Directory user accounts with a provided password list. Furthermore, they incorporated new tools to gather computer information and hotfix details, indicating a focus on system analysis and vulnerability assessment.
powershellimplants
davehardy20/PowerShell-Scripts
Apr 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:18 commits, 21 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 8 months
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