Benjamin Strout is a veteran of the technology industry and a passionate technology communicator. His experience in healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical, and fintech industries has led him into a role as a lead penetration tester at one of the largest healthcare conglomerates in the United States. Founder and point of contact of Maine's local DEF CON group (DC207), he has been featured as a guest speaker at various conferences. He has contributed to works as a technical reviewer and published 30+ CVEs for technologies in use worldwide. When not teaching others or tinkering with some technological curiosity, he's busy learning bluegrass licks on his banjo and playing with his cats, Dionysius and Louis Thanksgiving.
