Stephen Sims
FellowResearch Fellow
Specialities
Offensive Operations
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Stephen Sims began working on computers at a young age with a fellow enthusiast: his father. Amazed by how easy it was to change an application's intended behavior, Stephen was quickly hooked. Today, he's an industry expert with over 20 years of experience in information technology and security. He's authored SANS most advanced course, SEC760: Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers, was the 9th person in the world to earn the GIAC Security Expert certification (GSE), and co-author of the Gray Hat Hacking book series, as well as a keynote speaker who's appeared at RSA USA and APJ, DEF CON, OWASP AppSec, BSides events and more. On top of all this, Stephen is Curriculum Lead for SANS Offensive Operations.
Looking at everything I have learned from Stephen, I definitely feel I have gained an edge when it comes to the augmentation of my pentest skills. He made the impossible understandable and I am grateful for that.
Cryptography is such a complex topic, and Stephen does an excellent job of explaining these complex topics and making it easier to understand.
Steve Sims has real-world experience and fantastic skills in explaining the problem in different ways.