Jean-Francois Maes

Jean-Francois Maes is a cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in red teaming, penetration testing, and adversary emulation. Currently a Certified Instructor at the SANS Institute, Jean-Francois also serves as a Lead Author for notable courses SEC699 and SEC565. As the Chief Executive Officer of Offensive Guardian, Jean-Francois provides freelance penetration testing and staff augmentation services. Previous roles include Director of Advanced Assessments for Neuvik, Researcher at Fortra focusing on Cobalt Strike, Senior Consultant at TrustedSec, and Senior Ethical Hacker at NVISO Security. Jean-Francois holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science from HOGENT.