Ads Dawson

Staff AI Security Researcher

Ads Dawson is a highly experienced cybersecurity professional with a strong background in AI security research and network engineering. Currently serving as a Staff AI Security Researcher at Dreadnode and the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications v1.1 Project Technical Lead, Entry Lead Expert, and Founding Member at OWASP® Foundation, Ads Dawson has demonstrated leadership and technical expertise in the field. Previous roles include Staff Security Engineer at Cohere, Senior Security Engineer at Sauce Labs, and Senior Network Security Engineer at Vodafone. Additional experience spans various engineering and support positions at organizations such as Fortinet and Redcentric. Ads Dawson holds a degree in Red Team Penetration Testing Fundamentals and Ethical Hacking from Willis College and an Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Diploma from Cisco Networking Academy.

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