Morton Christiansen
Email: *********@********.***
Address: Beatevej 1, 4th
City: Valby
State: AK
Zip: 99802
Country: USA
Phone: (455-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $115,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
See Resume
Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Personal Information
Date of birth: 24/8-1975
Nationality: Danish
Education
2003 - MSc.IT (Master thesis: Vulnerabilities in intranet and Internet protocols - Grade: A)
Certifications
2012 - GXPN - GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
2011 - GAWN - GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks
2011 - CISA - Certified Information System Auditor
2011 - CISM - Certified Information Security Manager
2011 - CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
2010 - GPEN Gold - GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (Gold)
2010 - GWAPT - GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester
2009 - GREM - GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware
2007 - GCIH Gold - GIAC Certified Incident Handler (Gold)
2005 - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Brief Description
Senior Security Consultant working for the IT-security company nSense. Currently holds a Master of Science in Information Technology degree from the IT University of Copenhagen, in addition to numerous certifications from some of the most acknowledged certification vendors within the IT-security industry including SANS/GIAC, ISACA and ISC2.
Has been featured by major Danish mass media, including TV (e.g. DR1), radio (e.g. P1) and newspapers (e.g. Ingeniren). Another carrier highlight was participating as a Security Rock Star Keynote Panelist at MIS Training Institute's IT-Security World 2008. Together with Oliver Day (Lead Security Researcher, Stopbadware.org, Harvard University), Kingpin (aka Joe Grand, Host, Discovery Channel) and Fyodor (Creator, Nmap and Insecure.org).
Serves as a SANS/GIAC Advisory Board member, Gold Advisor and on the Exam Development Team (e.g. for the GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester certification).
Focuses exclusively on penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, and is often called upon in regard to security assessments related to national security, large enterprises and nationwide ICS/SCADA environments.
Has uncovered thousands of vulnerabilities for some of the largest organizations in Northern Europe nationwide agencies.
Currently live in Denmark. Will be able to test Internet faced and VPN connected systems, conduct
code/application/configuration reviews, write reports etc. from home. And will gladly travel onsite for assignments
requiring so. Alternatively, will be willing to relocate permanently for the right job.
Knowledge about penetration testing:
Web-applications Excellent
Networks Excellent
National security and critical infrastructure Excellent
Dial ups Excellent
Malware defences Excellent
ICS/SCADA Excellent
System hardening Excellent
(CIS/SANS/NSA)
Social engineering Excellent
Password cracking Very good
Wireless systems Very good
(802.11, BlueTooth, RFID and analogue systems)
Auditing and risk analysis Very good
Compliance and legal issues Very good
Fuzzing Very good
Project management Very good
VoIP Good
IDS/IPS Good
Firewall configuration reviews Good
Physical security Good
Professional Experience
06/2009 -> nSense Denmark A/S (Ezenta A/S split)
Senior Security Consultant
Conducting penetration tests and vulnerability assessments for some of the largest organizations in Northern Europe
03/2005 - 06/2009 -> Ezenta A/S
Senior Security Consultant
Conducted penetration tests and vulnerability assessments for some of the largest organizations in Northern Europe
Developed the majority of the company's services within the area of penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
02/2004 - 01/2005 -> I360 Nordic A/S
IT Security Consultant
Worked as an IT-Security Consultant, primary for the Danish Ministry of Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs
08/2002 - 05/2003 -> IT University of Copenhagen
Instructor - IT security
Served as an instructor with the shared responsibility of developing training materials and the sole responsibility for holding the training sessions
Level taught: MSc.IT
08/1998 - 05/2003 -> Multiple Danish Cities
Instructor - IT security & Programming in C, C++ and Java
Served as an instructor in IT-security as well as basic C, C++ and Java programming courses. Employed at multiple cities simultaneously: City of Gentofte, City of Brndby and City of Copenhagen
Major courses and conferences attended
2012 HOPE - Hackers On Planet Earth (USA)
2012 Black Hat Europe (The Netherlands)
2011 Hack In The Box (Malaysia)
2011 US Department of Homeland Security: Control Systems Cyber Security Advanced Training and Workshop (USA)
2011 SANS: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking (USA)
2011 SANS: Advanced Exploit Development (USA)
2011 SANS: Wireless Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, and Defenses (USA)
2010 Black Hat: Infrastructure Attacktecs & Defentecs: Hacking Cisco (USA)
2010 Defcon 18 (USA)
2010 CanSecWest (Canada)
2009 US Department of Homeland Security & SANS: Intermediate Control Systems Security (Sweden)
2009 SANS: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques (USA)
2009 Hack In The Box (Malaysia)
2009 Marcus Pinto/NGS: Web Application (in)Security (Malaysia)
2009 Defcon 17 (USA)
2009 InfoSec World Conference & Expo 2009 (USA) *invited speaker*
2008 Chaos Communication Congress (Germany)
2008 Hack In The Box (Malaysia)
2008 IT Security World 2008 (USA) *invited speaker *
2008 SANS: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (USA)
2008 Hack In The Box (UAE)
2007 Chaos Communication Congress (Germany)
2007 Black Hat Asia (Japan)
2007 Defcon 15 (USA)
2006 SANS: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling (Canada)
2006 Defcon 14 (USA)
2006 Black Hat US (USA)
2006 Foundstone: Ultimate Hacking Expert (USA)
2005 Black Hat Asia (Japan)
2005 Black Hat US (USA)
2005 Defcon 13 (USA)
2004 Defcon 12 (USA)
2004 EU Workshop on Secure Multiparty Protocols (The Netherlands)
2003 Danish Board of Technology: Workshop on Vulnerabilities of the IT-infrastructure
(Denmark)
2003 Copenhagen Security Seminars (Denmark) *invited speaker*
Languages
Danish - native language
English - advanced
German - understands
Keywords
Penetration testing. Security assessments. ICS/SCADA. National security.