James Leyte-Vidal
Principal Instructor
Specialities
Offensive Operations
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James is an InfoSec Manager at a Fortune 100 Company doing “a little bit of everything,” and brings this knowledge to his classroom, helping students understand how big companies work and think. “Students need to understand how to convey information and important topics in a way big companies understand,” he says. James teaches SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style and SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling, and is co-author of SEC617: Wireless Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC556: IoT Penetration Testing, and SEC467: Social Engineering for Security Professionals. He has 17+ years working in the information security field and holds 15+ security certifications; including GSE #209, CISSP and numerous SANS certs.
[James] is very engaging and knowledgeable. He retains the attention of the class and relates the content to real-life scenarios. Very enthusiastic!
[James'] style is very engaging and keeps things interesting.
[James] is fantastic.
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