When you look at an online web app form field that asks for your credit card number, do you think: a) I’d better enter the 16 digit number on the front of one of my plastic credit cards. b) Credit card number? Where’s the PayPal button? c) I wonder what would happen if I put […]
Jerod Brennen

About Jerod Brennen
By day, Jerod is CTO and principal security consultant with Jacadis, an award-winning security solutions and services provider. By night, he’s a husband, father, writer, filmmaker, martial artist, musician, gamer and social media junkie.
Jerod has over a decade of IT, infosec, and compliance experience. At Jacadis, Jerod is responsible for performing security assessments, penetration tests and security architecture reviews, as well as evaluating security technologies on behalf of Jacadis clients.
Jerod presents frequently for local and regional information security professional organizations, as well as larger information security conferences. He also teaches information security courses on behalf of MIS Training Institute, both domestically and internationally.
His approach to infosec has two key tenets: you shouldn’t be afraid to void warranties, and you shouldn't need to bypass security to get your work done.