Bryson Payne

Dr. Bryson Payne is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and he holds the elite SANS|GIAC GPEN, Industrial Defense (GRID), and Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM) cybersecurity certifications. He earned a Ph.D. in computer science and has taught coding and cybersecurity for over 25 years. Dr. Payne is the author of Go Hack Yourself (2022), Learn Java the Easy Way (2017), and Teach Your Kids to Code (2015), all published by No Starch Press. He coached the #1-in-the-nation 2019 & 2020 NSA Codebreaker Challenge cyber teams and was a reverse engineering coach for the 2021-2023 US Cyber Teams. Dr. Payne has received the Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Public Service medal from U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Order of Thor medal from the Military Cyber Professionals Association. Dr. Payne was recognized by the cybersecurity industry association, EC-Council, as the 2021 Academic Instructor of the Year.