Paul Sanders
Senior Red Team Consultant at Mandiant
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Sanders is a Senior Red Team Consultant with eight years of hands-on offensive security experience at Mandiant, rising from intern to senior consultant while specializing in OSINT, phishing, social engineering, and post-exploitation operations. With a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Virginia and early research on time-lock encryption and non-associative algebraic structures, he brings a rigorous, math-first approach to cryptographic and adversarial problems. He combines practical red team tradecraft with a deep theoretical curiosity, often improving payload methodology and informing incident response through live-response analysis. Based in Virginia, Paul is equally comfortable designing covert intrusion plans and translating technical findings into clear, actionable reports for stakeholders. His background as a real analysis grader underscores attention to detail and a commitment to clear communication when mentoring or liaising with teams. The blend of formal cryptography research and decade-spanning red team experience makes him adept at exposing subtle, mathematically grounded vulnerabilities that others might miss.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Virginia
Spanish, English
Github Skills (21)
ios10
static-analysis10
network-analysis10
testing10
hacking10
verification10
security10
application-security10
mobile-application10
security-testing10
owasp10
mobile-security10
blueteam10
android10
dynamic-analysis10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
saulpanders/payloadTests
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 14 pushes in 1 year 2 months
saulpanders/dokely
Nov 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:9 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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