51³Ô¹Ïapp

Kellogg, Brian

TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity

Director of the M.S. Cybersecurity Program

Director of the Undergraduate Cybersecurity Program

CONTACT
Office Phone: (716) 375-2044
Send an email

OFFICE
Walsh Science Center 112

COURSES TAUGHT

• CYB 354. Intro to Network Security
• CS 346. Operating Systems
• CS 380D. Instrumenting and Hunting MS Windows

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• M.S. Internet Engineering, Capitol University, 2011

OTHER EDUCATION

• OSCP – Offensive Security Certified Professional (2016)
• CISSP – Certified Information System Security Professional (2014)
• SANS Challenge Coin Holder for courses:
  • 504 Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling
  • 508 Threat Hunting and Digital Forensics
  • 572 Advanced Network Forensic

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Director of Technology Infrastructure and Security, 51³Ô¹Ïapp, 2020-present
• VP of Engineering, lead architect and lead analyst, LEO Cyber Security, 2017-present
• Senior Security Analyst, Siemens, 2013-2017
• Network Services Manager, 51³Ô¹Ïapp, 2006-2013
• Network Engineer, Dresser-Rand, 2003-2006
• Engineering Support/Programmer, Dresser-Rand, 2002-2003
• Server and Global Email Administrator, Dresser-Rand, 1999–2002
• PC Support Technician, Dresser-Rand, 1997-1999
• Helpdesk Support Technician, Dresser-Rand, 1997
• 3rd Shift Computer Operator, Dresser-Rand, 1995-1997

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Windows registry forensics and hunting tool I developed: Interview on the Forensic Lunch podcast
• High level technical overview on hunting ransomware: 

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY Provide real-world lab work and outcomes. Create a classroom environment that mimics the often-ambiguous reality cybersecurity professionals must learn how to navigate and disambiguate.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS Practical and inexpensive applications for detection engineering.

PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Developing cybersecurity tools in Python and Rust
• Video games
• Philosophy
• Learning new technologies

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