Summary
Simon Ageyev is a Senior Security Consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in network penetration testing, hardware security, and wireless protocol assessments. He leverages a Computer Engineering background from Drexel University to blend low-level hardware testing with application and infrastructure security evaluations. Simon has led penetration tests across financial, retail, and healthcare sectors, executed social engineering campaigns, and tested BLE, ZigBee, NFC and medical device ecosystems. At Optiv and Protiviti he scaled technical engagements that combined manual exploitation and industry tools like Burp Suite to translate technical findings into business risk for diverse clients. Notably, his skill set spans both offensive tactics (phishing, custom C2 payloads, USB drops) and compliance-focused application risk assessments, giving him a pragmatic view of security, privacy, and regulatory needs. Based in Greater Philadelphia, he balances deep technical rigor with clear communication to help organizations prioritize and remediate their most impactful risks.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering at Drexel University