Chris Sladkin

Chris Sladkin is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as an Associate Principal Red Team at OCC since August 2023. Previously, Chris was a Security Researcher with Synack Red Team, where research and identification of bug bounties were conducted, performing over 125 security checks for over 30 organizations using OWASP and NIST standards. As an Adversarial Operator II at Bishop Fox from May 2022 to May 2023, Chris conducted penetration testing on customer attack surfaces and authored detailed reports on vulnerabilities. A notable prior role as a Penetration Tester/Red Team member at Syniverse involved exploiting vulnerabilities, supporting development teams, and creating penetration testing reports tailored for various audiences. Earlier positions included System Administrator at CGS, Developmental Chief Engineer at SynOps LLC, Technical Support Level 2 at AOL, and various roles focused on Linux server management and support, demonstrating a strong foundation in technical support and system administration.