Blake Rubach

Blake Rubach has extensive experience in cybersecurity, currently serving as a Federal Lead and Penetration Tester at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency since December 2016. In addition to this role, Blake is the Owner and Cybersecurity Consultant at CenturionOps, LLC, and a volunteer Goon for the NFO group at the DEF CON Security Conference since May 2023. Prior roles include Information Technology Specialist positions within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where responsibilities involved supporting national cyber assessments and developing a mobile capture-the-flag competition system. Blake holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a focus on Information Assurance and a minor in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, earned in May 2016.