Taz Wake
Managing Director (Information Security)
Mold, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorTaz Wake is an experienced information security leader and Managing Director at Halkyn Consulting with eight years in the field and a decade-plus running his firm since 2010. He authors SANS courses FOR577 (Linux Forensics and Threat Hunting) and FOR608, blending deep technical forensics expertise with practical threat-hunting methodologies. Based in Mold, Wales, he advises organizations on hardening Linux environments, incident response, and evidence-grade investigations. Taz combines hands-on consulting with curriculum development, translating complex adversary behaviors into teachable, operational techniques. His profile reflects a practitioner who both mentors the next generation of responders and leads client engagements to improve real-world security posture.
8 years of coding experience
Github Skills (21)
volatility9
ics-security5
python5
nim-lang5
elf3
mach-o3
analyzer3
portable-executable2
windows2
pe-analyzer2
oat2
security-automation1
artifacts1
portable1
executable1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TazWake/volatility-plugins
Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
Learning volatility plugins.
Contributions:98 commits, 95 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 2 months
volatilityvolatility-plugins
TazWake/Useful-Scripts-Etc
Jan 2018 - Jun 2022
Dumping ground for useful scripts (often not my own) with a mix of languages.
Contributions:3 PRs, 188 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
pythonlanguagesuseful-scriptsmixdumping-ground
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