Seth Misenar
Faculty Fellow Course Author at Context Security Consulting
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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Top SchoolSeth Misenar is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and educator with over a decade of hands-on experience as a SANS Faculty Fellow and Principal Consultant at Context Security, LLC. He is among a handful worldwide to hold the GIAC GSE (#28) and blends deep technical work—network and web app penetration testing, SIEM/continuous monitoring, and security architecture—with regulatory compliance and incident response. As co-author of bestselling SANS courses (SEC511, MGT414) and the Syngress CISSP Study Guide (3rd Ed.), he translates complex security concepts into practical training used by practitioners and leaders. Seth founded and leads Context Security, delivering independent research and assessments from his base in Jackson, Mississippi. His background in philosophy and a recent MSISE reflects a rare mix of analytical rigor and formal security engineering education. Colleagues know him for pairing tactical blue-team expertise with curriculum-level thinking that shapes how organizations operationalize security.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Philosophy, B.S., Philosophy at Millsaps CollegeMaster of Science in Information Security Engineering (MSISE), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master of Science in Information Security Engineering (MSISE), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at SANS Technology InstituteHS Diploma, HS Diploma at Mississippi School for Math and Science
Github Skills (13)
cybersecurity10
red10
python10
modular7
frequency-analysis7
threat-hunting7
mitre-attack6
benchmark4
prompt-injection4
natural-language-processing3
llm2
msword2
powerpoint2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sans-blue-team/blue-team-wiki
Feb 2016 - Oct 2021
Tools, techniques, cheat sheets, and other resources to assist those defending organizations and detecting adversaries
Contributions:65 commits, 10 PRs, 50 pushes in 5 years 9 months
techniquespythoncheat-sheetscybersecurityassist
sans-blue-team/sec555-wiki
Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 3 months
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