Founder of WhiteHat Security. World-Renowned Professional Hacker. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. Published Author. Influential Blogger. Off-Road Race Driver.
Jeremiah Grossman's career spans nearly 20 years and has lived a literal lifetime in computer security to become one of the industry's biggest names. And since Jeremiah earned a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, the media has described him as "the embodiment of converged IT and physical security.” Preventing attacks from the scariest cyber-criminals is all in a day's work for Jeremiah, but staying a keystroke ahead of the bad guys isn't easy. In 2001, Jeremiah founded WhiteHat Security, which today has one of the largest professional hacking armies on the planet. Let it sink in. Professional. Hacker. Army.
Jeremiah has received a number of industry awards, been publicly thanked by Microsoft, Mozilla, Google, Facebook, and many others for privately informing them of weaknesses in their systems -- a polite way of saying, ‘hacking them'. His research has included new ways to surreptitiously turn on anyone's computer video camera and microphone from anywhere across the Internet, sidestep corporate firewalls, abuse online advertising networks to take any website offline, hijack the email and bank accounts of millions, silently rip out saved passwords and surfing history from web browsers, and many other innovative cyber-attack techniques – some so insidious and fundamental that many still have not been fixed to this day.
Collectively, it's no surprise Jeremiah has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NY Times and hundreds of other media outlets around the world who rely upon his expertise regularly. Just type “Jeremiah Grossman” into your favorite search engine, you'll see. Of course, all of this was after Mr. Grossman served as information security officer at Yahoo! Being both technical and business savvy, Jeremiah Grossman is the ultimate ‘white hat.'
Advisor
April 2014 — Present
Chief of Security Strategy
May 2016 — March 2018
Advisor
March 2018 — Present
Founder
February 2003 — March 2016
Interim Chief Executive Officer
February 2014 — March 2015
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
March 2004 — February 2014
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
October 2001 — March 2004
Founder & CEO
March 2018 — Present
"The Hacker Yahoo"
December 1999 — July 2001
Unix Systems Administrator
February 1998 — November 1999
The following are some of the more popular and content rich presentation slide decks Jeremiah has delivered over the years. This content has been delivered at top companies and universities around the world.
Jeremiah has delivered nearly 400 speaking appearances, on 6 continents, and in 19 countries – so far. His subjects include hacking (of course), technology advancements, business success, effective leadership, and government policy. When Jeremiah speaks publicly, whether to small handfuls or audiences or many thousands, he targets events where he can have the most positive impact on the lives of people and the security of the Internet. One thing is for sure, when Jeremiah is on stage, no one in the audience is ever bored.
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Raising awareness about the many computer security threats people face is extremely important to Jeremiah, as is helping them best protect themselves. This is why for years Jeremiah has written extensively. Sometimes he published on his blog, sometimes for white papers, and sometimes for major media publications.
As a testament to Jeremiah's creative mind and innovative ideas, he has been awarded several patents relating to his work in computer security.
From business press, to tech press, large and small, and everything in between, Jeremiah has been featured or quoted hundreds (maybe thousands) of times all over the world. He’s considered my many as the go to source for understanding a variety of topics across computer security.
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This man works hard and plays hard. When not hacking anything and everything, Jeremiah is often engaged in industry groups he founded, mentoring entrepreneurs, participating on a handful of company advisory boards, and racing around a dirt oval, swapping paint in his souped-up Toyota 4-Runner. Jeremiah is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Professor Luis Heredia at Maui Jiu-Jitsu, regularly trains with pro mixed martial arts fighters, and seeks adrenaline wherever he can find it. In his home life on Maui, Jeremiah is the devoted husband and father of three crazy whiz-kids.
If you'd like to get in touch with Jeremiah directly, please email: . As Jeremiah already receives a tremendous volume of email, please keep your note as short and concise as possible. He promises not to take brevity as a lack of respect.
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Also, you may review Jeremiah's many past presentations and appearances.