Penetration Testing Elite
Meet the gang
Callsign: Mastermind
Role: Kingpin and founder
Strengths:HUMINT Social Engineering / Red Teaming
Weaknesses: French Crullers
Synopsis: Former DoD, NSA, and Airforce contractor. Mastermind brings over 30 years of Cyber Security, Red Teaming, and Penetration Testing experience to Cryptic Technologies. His ability to find solutions to the most complex problems is unmatched. However it wont take more than a well placed french cruller to undermine his leadership abilities.
Callsign: Ghost
Role: Managing Partner
Strengths: Invisibility and Procurements
Weaknesses: Manual Labor
Synopsis: Over a decade of Cyber Security Management experience. Ghost has the uncanny ability to come and go at will. His dedication and support for the growth of the organization have led to some interesting partnerships and R&D engagements in the past. A natural-born leader… when he’s available…
Callsign: Talented Brute
Role: Chief Strategist and Door Kicker
Strengths: Strategist, DevOps, and breaking things
Weaknesses: Boredom
Synopsis: Former DoD, and Airforce contractor. Talented Brute has decades of software engineering, partner management, and penetration testing experience. No task is insurmountable and no challenge goes unheard in his book. Assuming you can keep his interest….
Callsign: Jester
Role: ISSO and Information Technology Diety
Strengths: All things IT
Weaknesses: All things not IT
Synopsis: Former Army MP, linux genius, and security program SME. With 30+ years of IT and Security experience, Jester handles all things infrastructure and IT related. Need a server to handle a specific workload? Application to manage data analytics? Or just something to play old-school Doom on? He’s got your back. In fact, if he can’t figure it out, you don’t need it…..
Callsign: Nyx
Role: OSINT and Stalker Extraordinaire
Strengths: OCD / persistence
Weaknesses: Squirrels
Synopsis: 5+ years of Operations and Engineering management. Nyx is the go-to for finding anything. If it’s hooked to the internet, she will find it. That is until a squirrel runs past her…
Callsign: Queen ‘B’
Role: CFO / Financial Hoarder
Strengths: Financial OCD
Weaknesses: Baking / Dogs
Synopsis: 35+ years financial and trust acquisitions specialist. Her money management and financial hoarding skills are unsurpassed in the industry. However, given the chance to stay home and bake, or play with her dogs, the choice is clear…
Callsign: Snickers
Role: Cyber Ghost and Profiler
Strengths: Uncanny stealth and perception
Weaknesses: Unlocked doors
Synopsis: Former law enforcement turned cyber ninja, Snickers brings a decade of experience to the team. Her ability to find ways into places she shouldn’t be in is uncanny. Usually, all that’s heard is a quiet ‘snicker’ as she slips past physical barriers.
Callsign: Smackdown
Role: Cyber Ninja and Red Team Leader
Strengths: Inhuman stealth, and door-kicking abilities
Weaknesses: Clocks
Synopsis: Over a decade of dodging important people, and crafting ways into secure places is what Smackdown brings to the team. His network penetration testing skills are only matched by his Red Teaming abilities. A Smackdown is something your environment will definitely receive if he’s on the engagement.
Callsign: Danger Close
Role: Cyber Assassin / Pilliager of all things Active Directory
Strengths: Malware/network pwnage
Weaknesses: Sleep
Synopsis: One of the industries leading destructors of all things network related, be assured if Danger Close is on the engagement, your blue team will have a run for their money. Paired with Smackdown the chaotic possibilities for your blue team are endless…
Callsign: Griffin
Role: SOC Eyes and Ears
Strengths: Patience and persistence
Weaknesses: Jelly Buns
Synopsis: Over two decades of IT analyst support and management is what this mythical creature brings to the team. As the lead SOC analyst, Griffin has the ability to identify and mitigate the mischief that malicious actors like creating for client networks. Nothing slips past his scrutinous gaze. His only predominant fear… Jelly Buns… Feed him one of those, and he’s down for the count.