Thomas Laurenson
Senior Security Engineer at The University of Auckland
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Laurenson is a senior security engineer and researcher with 13 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience and a PhD in digital forensics from the University of Otago. He has held senior roles across industry and academia—from lecturing and lab management to leading security and penetration testing engagements at Xero, Quantum, Cogo and now the University of Auckland. Proficient in Linux, Python and automation, Thomas blends deep forensic research with practical red-team and engineering skills to harden systems and streamline security workflows. He’s equally comfortable designing education-led security programs as he is discovering subtle attack vectors, reflecting a career that bridges research, teaching and applied offensive security. Notably, his background in counterterrorism-informed forensics gives him a rare perspective on threat modelling and investigative tradecraft.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism at University of OtagoMaster's degree Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, Master's degree Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism at Auckland University of TechnologyGraduate Diploma in Computing Information Technology, Graduate Diploma in Computing Information Technology at Unitec
Github Skills (9)
world-of-warcraft9
ctf6
arduino-library4
c-library3
arduino3
lorawan2
bash1
credentials1
openstack1
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
thomaslaurenson/apxml
Dec 2015 - Mar 2023
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 7 years 3 months
thomaslaurenson/NetXML-API-and-Tools
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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