Jake M.

OSWE | OSEP | CRTO | DEFCON Black Badge | 5x CVE

Greater Pittsburgh Region

About

Jake is currently a Red Team Consultant at Google/Mandiant. He is passionate about creating cutting-edge content for the Offensive Security community that is delivered in both an understandable and accessible way, for everyone from beginner hackers to seasoned security consultants. As part of the #WebHackingSeries, Jake posts a weekly tip involving an in-depth explanation of a technical hacking concept related to Application Security, and occasionally spices things up with a post on Phishing, Network Penetration Testing, or Red Teaming! Jake has extensive experience with bug bounties and the Bugcrowd platform, totaling over 70 discovered vulnerabilities in Fortune 500 companies in the banking, retail, and government industries. He was featured twice on local Pittsburgh news channels, once for developing a smart alarm clock app and again for a web application that helped people decide where to eat during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the last several years Jake has cofounded FTW Sites, a company that provides websites for Chick-fil-A franchises across the country. He has over 100 Chick-fil-A clients, and they are continuing to grow at a rapid pace. He believes the most satisfying part of running the company is the free Chick-fil-A sandwiches!

Experience

  • Red Team Consultant, Mandiant at Google
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Adversarial Tactics Expert at Sygnia
    Dec 2023 - Apr 2024 · 5 mos

  • Echelon Risk + Cyber (Full-time · 2 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Offensive Security Consultant
      Sep 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Offensive Security Consultant
      Jun 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Co-Founder & Lead Developer at FTWsites.com (formerly CFAsites.com) - Chick-fil-A Operator Websites
    Jan 2018 - Aug 2023 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    We create and lease software to over 120 Chick-fil-A restaurants across the United States.

  • Information Security Intern at Mylan
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos