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Veteran-owned and operated, 8570Certs.com provides Information Security training throughout the Colorado front range and across the United States. Through our intense bootcamp training methods, we provide students the ability to obtain certifications accredited by DoD Directive 8570.
About the Owner
Thomas Wilhelm has been in involved in Information Security since 1990, where he served in the Army for eight years as a Signals Intelligence Analyst / Russian Linguist / Cryptanalyst. A speaker at security conferences across the U.S., including DefCon and HOPE, he has worked for Fortune 50 companies to conduct Risk Assessments, participate and lead in external and internal Penetration Testing efforts, and manage Information Systems Security projects.
Thomas is also a Doctoral student who holds Masters degrees in both Computer Science and Management. Additionally, he also dedicates some of his time as an Associate Professor, and has contributed to multiple publications, including both magazines and books. His latest contribution is the best-selling Syngress publication titled “Professional Penetration Testing,” released in August, 2009, which is his fourth book.
Thomas is a subject-matter expert in Information Systems Security, and has been interviewed in numerous publications, talked at various security conferences, published multiple books, and performed humanitarian works. Here is a list of his more recent activities:
Books
Metasploit Toolkit for Penetration Testing, Exploit Development, and Vulnerability Research
Syngress Publishing – September 2007
Penetration Tester’s Open Source Toolkit, Volume 2
Syngress Publishing – October 2007
Netcat Power Tools
Syngress Publishing – July 2008
Professional Penetration Testing
Syngress Publishing – August 2009
Magazines
Penetration Test LiveCDs
Hakin9 Magazine – 3/2008 issue
Penetration Test LiveCDs
Hakin9 Magazine – Best Of 2009
Interviews
Weaponizing Apple’s iPod Touch
DarkReading.com, 5/8/2009
Hacking a Wireless Network with an iPod Touch
TechRepublic.com, 17/8/2009
Q&A: Penetration testing
Net-Security.org, 23/8/2009
PaulDotCom Security Weekly – Episode 169
PaulDotCom.com, 25/9/2009
9 Coolest Hacks in 2009
DarkReading.com, 23/12/2009
Conferences
Conference Presentation: Axis of Darkness – Hacking without Exploits
CSI2009 – October 2009
Conference Presentation: Hacking WITH the iPod Touch
DefCon 17 – July 2009
Conference Presentation: Mobile Hacker Space
DefCon 16 – August 2008
Conference Presentation: PenTest LiveCDs & PenTest Tool Tutorial LiveCDs
The Last H.O.P.E. – July 2008
Conference Presentation: Penetration Test LiveCDs
PhreakNIC 10 – October 2007
Conference Presentation: Penetration Test LiveCDs
DefCon 15 – August 2007
Community Service
Rockford Register Star
Lena home getting ‘Extreme’ makeover
Reuters.com
Be The Match® Joins ABC`s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
About the Company
Established in January 2007, we are located in Colorado Springs, and teach Information Security and Professional Penetration Testing across the United States. We can be contacted in the following manner:
EMAIL
contact [at] 8570certs [dot] com
PHONE
719.433.3440 – Training Inquiries
For those of you traveling to Colorado for training, please contact us before making your hotel reservation. So far, we have not had to change venues; but if class sizes exceed our demand, we may need to split the courses up into different groups in order to maintain our maximum course size of ten students.
On-Site Training
All courses are available as on-site training for your organization. We recognize the benefit of having your team participate at your location as a cohesive unit, and provide discounts for on-site training courses. We maintain competitive prices for all our on-site training; minimum course size is 5 students, and a group discount will be applied. If training is to be held in the continental United States, transportation and accommodations of the trainers to your selected training location is covered by us. Otherwise, transportation and accommodations will need to be added to the total cost of on-site training.
For more information regarding on-site training, please email us at:
contact [at] 8570certs [dot] com.
Please indicate which course you are interested in, location, and class size. We look forward to hearing from you.