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Certified InstructorProduction Engineer Manager at Meta

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Digital Forensics and Incident Response

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About Brian Olson

Brian Olson has worn a lot of different hats over the years. He has been the “hacker” as well as the defender. He has over 20 years of experience as a technical leader with a deep understanding of defending enterprises from cyber-attacks. On the defensive side, he has worked both host and network angles and has been a front-line responder as well. On the offensive side, he has successfully compromised numerous Fortune 500 companies in hours. He also brings a diverse perspective having a background in the US military, contracting, consulting, and industry environments which has fostered creative problem-solving in many situations.

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Well paced and very smooth delivery; easy to follow; clearly comfortable and expert in this subject.
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[Brian] did a great job ensuring the material was not dry and keep the topics animated and interesting.
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Brian is adding a lot of context to the material based on first-hand experience. Excellent.
Jeff Muri