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Dean Lendrum

Advanced Web Application Hacking & Security SME at EC-Council

Dean Lendrum has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity. Dean currently holds the position of CQ Prime - Threat Research Lead at Cequence Security since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked as an Advanced Web Application Hacking & Security SME at EC-Council starting from January 2019. Dean also served as a DAST Research Lead at WhiteHat Security from February 2020 to June 2021.

In their previous roles, Dean worked as a Senior Security Researcher at Tenable from March 2019 to February 2020 and as a WAS Researcher from October 2017 to March 2019. Dean gained experience as a Security Engineer at Rapid7 from March 2017 to October 2017. Before joining Rapid7, Dean worked as a Web Application Security Researcher at Alert Logic from September 2015 to March 2017.

Dean started their professional career as a Contracted Web Developer in May 2014 and continued in this role until September 2015 when they joined Alert Logic.

Dean Lendrum's education history begins with a Bachelor's Degree in Ethical Hacking for Computer Security, which they obtained from Northumbria University. Dean attended Northumbria University from 2012 to 2015. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2011, Dean studied computer science at SERC Bangor, where they achieved a distinction in their degree.

In addition to their formal education, Dean has obtained several certifications. In 2009, they became a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST). In 2012, they received the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. In 2015, Dean became an AWS Technical Professional certified by Amazon Web Services. Dean also earned the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification from EC-Council in 2015. In 2017, Dean obtained the Metasploit Pro Certified Specialist and Nexpose Certified Administrator certifications from Rapid7. Lastly, in 2017, they became a Nessus Certified Professional certified by Tenable.

Based on the provided information, it can be concluded that Dean has a strong background in computer science and ethical hacking, with a focus on computer security.

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