Joshua Ruppe
Senior Penetration Tester
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Ruppe is a Senior Penetration Tester with over a decade of hands-on cybersecurity experience and a 16-year IT background, currently leading offensive security efforts at Nordstrom. He designs practical testing methodologies—authoring mobile app pentesting guidebooks for iOS and Android—and drives purple team initiatives that bridge development and security. Joshua has led SOC operations, run team-level penetration programs at enterprises like Mailchimp and Fiserv, and founded Hackers Against Hate to promote inclusion in infosec. Known for mentoring cross-functional teams and leading security education programs, he blends technical depth with people-focused leadership. Based in Atlanta, he’s completing a BS in Cybersecurity and brings an uncommon mix of large-enterprise discipline and grassroots community advocacy to security strategy.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Associate’s Degree Computer Science, Associate’s Degree Computer Science at Spartanburg Community CollegeBachelor of Science - BS Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science - BS Cybersecurity at Purdue Global
German, English
Github Skills (8)
duplicate-detection8
password-generator6
password-strength6
duckyscript5
passwords5
security3
password-manager3
password-recovery2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
joshuaruppe/winprivesc
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:10 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
joshuaruppe/MatrixClock
Dec 2024 - May 2026
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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