Summary
Jake Valletta is a Senior Regional Lead for Red Teaming at Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud) with 14 years in information security and over a decade focused on offensive testing. He leads proactive Red Team operations for the Western US, combining deep expertise in mobile, embedded device, and platform security with hands-on exploitation experience. Jake has responsibly disclosed dozens of high-impact vulnerabilities across vendors like HP, Qualcomm, Google, Tesla, and Pulse Secure, and authors Mandiant’s "Attacking Mobile Applications" course. A seasoned speaker and educator, he’s presented at Black Hat Arsenal, NullCon, BRUCON, and B-Sides and has published research on embedded device exploitation. Known for turning research into actionable red team tradecraft, he blends leadership of large consulting engagements with continued technical contribution to tooling and curriculum. Based in San Francisco, he brings a practitioner's rigor to both client engagements and the security community.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Information Security & Forensics, B.S., Information Security & Forensics at Rochester Institute of Technology
A.A.S., Computer Information Systems, A.A.S., Computer Information Systems at Hudson Valley Community College
English, Japanese