Our Team

Founder

Robert Beggs is the founder and CEO of Digital Defence.  As the head of a global leader in security testing (penetration testing), incident response and data forensics, he has served clients in the banking, insurance, brokerage, and mortgage industries, as well as several small and medium enterprises from a variety of market verticals.  He has been responsible for the technical leadership and project management of more than 300 consulting engagements, including policy development and review, standards compliance, attack and penetration testing of wired and wireless networks, third party security assessments, incident response, and other consulting projects.  His experience with military, financial, and other systems related to critical infrastructure have prepared him to provide a high degree of practical security. 

Before working as a Senior Consultant to one of Canada's largest financial institutions, Robert was employed by Netigy, a global network and security infrastructure firm based in San Jose. He has also worked for Nortel Networks in the Systems Engineering group as a specialist responsible for developing new IP-based services for global telecommunications clients. Robert is the lead instructor for DigitalDefence, providing instruction in ethical hacking, incident response, live system analysis, malware analysis, and data forensics. Robert is a founder and proud sponsor of the Toronto Area Security Klatch, TASK, North America’s largest user group focused solely on security issues.  He holds an MBA in Science and Technology from Queen’s University, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

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The Digital Defence Team

All Digital Defence team members are senior security specialists with extensive experience in the Canadian Forces, law enforcement, and industry.  Members hold security clearances assigned by the Canadian Federal Government.

Team members are also heavily involved in vulnerability research, and our findings have been published and presented in open security forums.


Certifications

Our skillset are recognized by various industry certifications and accrediations, including:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP
• Certified Information System Auditor, CISA
• Certified Information Security Manager, CISM
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundations - ITIL Foundations
• Project Management Institute Professional, PMP
   
• Certified Ethical Hacker, CEH
• Certified Penetration Testing Specialist, CPTS 
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler, GCIH
• GIAC Certified Penetration Tester, GPEN
• GIAC Auditing Wireless Networks, GAWN
• GIAC Web Application Penetration Testing Certified Professional, GWAPT
• Certified Wireless Security Professional, CWSP
• Offensive Security Certified Professional, OCSP
   
• AccessData Certified Examiner, ACE
• Certified Fraud Examiner, CFE
• Computer Hacking and Forensic Investigator, CHFI 
• EnCase Certified Examiner, EnCE 
• GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst, GCFA

In addition, our consultants hold multiple credentials from Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, Novell, and other partners and vendors.

Professional CVs of team members are available upon request.

Associations

Digital Defence is affiliated with many of the most widely recognized professional organizations in the fields of vulnerability research and penetration testing, incident response, and the investigation of high technology crimes, including: 

• ASIS International, ASIS
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, ACFE
• Canadian Information Processing Society, CIPS
• Federation of Security Professionals, FSP
• High Technicology Crime Investigation Association, HTCIA
• International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, ISC2
• Toronto Area Security Klatch, TASK             
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