Aaron Turner

Cloud Security Evangelist

Aaron Turner is a multi-decade veteran of the InfoSec community. A serial cybersecurity entrepreneur, he is usually working on multiple projects to better protect people and organizations from sophisticated adversaries. He founded Siriux Security in May of 2020 based on attacks against Microsoft 365 tenants, which was acquired by Vectra in January 2022. He serves as Board Member and Security Advisor to HighSide, an encrypted collaboration platform. Since 2010, Aaron has led Integricell's research and development efforts into delivering anonymized mobile devices and network services, especially to individuals traveling to high-risk areas.

A brief summary of 3 decades of Aaron’s experience:

Starting as an independent penetration tester in the early 1990's, he was invited to join Microsoft in 1999, during the days before the company had formal security teams. When virus worm attacks hit in the early 2000's, Aaron helped start many of Microsoft's security initiatives, led the startup of security programs and eventually was responsible for all interactions between Microsoft and its customers' CISOs.

In 2006, he was invited to participate in a new research project at the Idaho National Lab, funded by DHS, DOE and DOD, to investigate how the system vulnerabilities in commodity software and hardware impact critical infrastructure.

While at INL, Aaron co-invented a contactless payment technology which he later spun-out of the INL in 2008 as a venture-backed company called RFinity. He sold his interest in RFinity to Horizons Ventures in 2010.

In 2010, Aaron founded Integricell to focus on cellular network vulnerability research and established a management consulting practice that delivered unique vulnerability intelligence to customers. Integricell continues to provide unique, world-class research content and consulting to its clients directly as well as through its partnership with IANS Research.

Talks About
#ciso #cyberdefense #microsoftsecurity #nistcybersecurityframework

Preferred Locations
#NorthAmerica