Rob Simon
Practice Lead, Mobile & Hardware Security at TrustedSec
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Simon is a seasoned security leader with 10+ years of experience specializing in mobile and hardware security, currently serving as Practice Lead at TrustedSec. He blends hands-on technical depth (OSCP, GCFA) with incident response and reverse-engineering experience gained working alongside Carnegie Mellon CERT and the U.S. Secret Service on banking-targeted malware. Rob has led enterprise security programs and penetration testing teams at Diebold, driving global application security, vulnerability management, and cryptographic reviews. A recognized conference speaker and CTF co-creator for DerbyCon, his research has been cited by major outlets including CNET and Wired. He balances program-level leadership with practical offensive skills—mentoring teams, conducting deep technical investigations, and shaping secure architecture. Based in the U.S., he brings a rare mix of public-facing research credibility and operational experience defending high-risk financial systems.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Associate, Computer Science, Associate, Computer Science at Stark State College of Technology
Github Skills (31)
jailbreak10
vala9
instrumentation9
frida9
honeypot9
ios-application9
ssh8
chat8
security8
telnet8
webrtc7
javascript7
penetration-testing7
ios7
deception7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Kc57/iHide
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
A utility for hiding jailbreak from iOS applications
Contributions:6 releases, 15 commits, 13 pushes in 5 months
ios-applicationjailbreakios
Kc57/Awesome-Pentest
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
A list of awesome penetration testing tools and resources.
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
penetration-testingpentesting
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