The experts
behind SBT's training and certifications
Our academic content is overseen by our Academic Advisory Board, with a combined total of over 100 years' experience in the security industry. Some names and pictures have been redacted for security reasons, due to the nature of their work.
Comprised of industry experts including Senior Security Analysts, Security Managers, and Cyber Instructors, the board ensures that our certifications are comprehensive and transfer the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in defensive security.
James Weston
SENIOR SOC ANALYST
James is a former Police Officer who is now a Senior SOC Analyst and Co-Founder of PhishTool.
Filip Vlasic
SENIOR SECURITY ANALYST
CISSP, MSc
Filip is a Senior Security Analyst with experience as a consultant, and 8 years in a government CERT.
Gabrielle Hempel
SENIOR SECURITY ANALYST
CECI, CCIP, CCTA, CHTI
Gabrielle is a Senior Security Analyst, an instructor on Cybrary, and provides consultancy to Law Enforcement agencies.
Derek Scheller Jr
SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER
CISSP, GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GPYC, CEH
Derek is a US Army Veteran, a Senior Security Engineer, and previously a SANS mentor for SEC401/501.
Michael Jenks
TRAINING PROGRAM LEAD
GCIA, GCIH
Michael works as a Training Program Lead, has previously worked as an analyst, incident responder, and has helped build multiple SOCs.
Jake
TACTICAL THREAT ANALYST
Treadstone 71
Jake is an experienced SOC and Tactical Threat Analyst, with advanced knowledge of OSINT, Threat Intelligence, and Phishing.
Shawn Thomas
SOC MANAGER
Shawn is a SOC Manager, incident responder, threat hunter, podcaster, and speaker. He builds and manages detection programs for large enterprises, while mentoring analysts.
Ismael Briones-Vilar
SENIOR SECURITY ANALYST
GCFA, GREM, GASF, EnCE
Ismael is a Senior Security Analyst, specialising in digital forensics and malware analysis, with over 15 years experience in this field.
Joshua Beaman
INCIDENT RESPONDER
GCIA, GXPN, GDAT, GCIH, GCED, GEVA
Joshua is the founder of SBT and has experience as a SOC Analyst and Incident Responder, with skills across security investigations, digital forensics, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence.
Mat Lyons
INCIDENT RESPONSE CONSULTANT
GCED
Mat is an Enterprise Incident Management Consultant focusing on threat hunting, incident response, and proactive services.
Andrew Tomlinson
ADVANCED INTRUSION SPECIALIST
GCIA, GDAT, OSCP, eCPPTv2
Andrew was previously a Senior Security Analyst, working as the defensive use case and assurance function lead, but now works as an Advanced Intrusion Specialist for a bank conducting red and purple team exercises.
Jai Minton
PRINCIPAL SECURITY ANALYST
OSCP, CCFH, CCFR
Jai is a Principal Security Analyst at a global Managed Detection and Response organisation.
Sean Pattee
INCIDENT RESPONDER
GCIA, GDAT, CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, OSCP
Sean is a Senior Threat Analyst, incident responder, and co-runs a Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics firm.
Jay Jay Davey
VP of Cyber Security
Diana Moldovan
Security Operations Manager at GoCardless
Ste Watts
Group Head of Cyber Security Operations at Aldermore Bank PLC
