Joe Helle

Joe Helle is a former Army Airborne Infantry Sergeant and Veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. After serving his country he entered public service, working in a variety of non-profit roles, as well as being elected as mayor of his hometown. After leaving elected office he set eyes on cybersecurity, earning a bachelor’s and master’s in cybersecurity and information assurance from WGU, and holds numerous industry-standard certifications. Joe has served numerous roles in offensive security, including Chief Operating Officer, Red Team Lead, and Senior Offensive Security Engineer. During his time in the field, Joe has discovered several zero-day vulnerabilities and holds recognition for twelve CVE’s. He is the creator of the popular Movement, Pivoting and Persistence and PowerShell for Pentesters courses, where he teaches offensive penetration skills and techniques. He is the author of “Learn by Doing – Python3 Command and Control How to Guide,” which teaches practical Python scripting by creating a from-scratch C2 platform. Joe is the author of several popular tools on Github, including Oh365UserFinder and Threader3000. Joe is the father to two beautiful daughters and husband to Maggie. He is an avid paramotor pilot and enjoys spending time on Lake Erie on his boat.