Elite Box Consulting

Investing in the local InfoSec community

Elite Box Consulting provides red teaming / threat emulation assessments, infrastructure and web application penetration testing, physical security audits, as well as on-site trainings and classes for both public institutions and private organizations.

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BSidesSTL

David Vaughan, CRTO | OSWP | GPEN | C|EH | ITIL 2011 | Sec+

Red Team Lead, Penetration Tester, BSidesSTL Co-Founder, 31337 80X (Elite Box) Founder

Elite Box Consulting

David Vaughan is a lifelong security enthusiast who began his journey back in the days of AOL 2.0/2.5, LuciferX, Methodus Toolz, Lethal Fragment, sub7, etc. He was instantly enamored with computer security from a very young age. He developed a passion for penetration testing, red teaming, and learning how to make things work; especially things that were never designed to work. As a result, he became a full time red team lead, penetration tester, co-founder of BSidesSTL, and lock pick village guy thanks to hard work, dedication, and our wonderful community.

Skills

Physical Security

90%

Network/Infrastructure Security

100%

Application/Mobile Security

90%

Wireless Security

100%

Experience

Red Team Lead

May 2019 – Present <redacted>

Responsibilities include:

Threat Emulation
Leadership
Program Development & Management

ShowMeCon Organizer

ShowMeCon

November 2023 – Present

ShowMeCon’s mission is to create an environment that promotes skillset growth for the Cybersecurity Professional.

31337 80X Founder

31337 80X

July 2013 – Present

31337 80X (Elite Box) is dedicated to reaching and serving our community. We strive to learn and grow in our understanding of computer science and information security. We then invest in our community by sharing what we learn in the form of public events, conferences, private classes, etc. Elite Box is dedicated to developing a community with access to information, tools, skills, and personal development opportunities. We have a passion to create, to learn, to teach, to grow, and to help people!

BSidesSTL Co-Founder

BSidesSTL

December 2015 – November 2023

Bringing together the interested and the connected.

Attack & Penetration Team Lead

Charter Communications

July 2017 – May 2019 Missouri

Led the attack and penetration team where I automated a significant portion of the team’s day to day operations. Wrote the Attack Team Automation Tool to increase consistency, repeatability, and the reduce human error in, and simplify, penetration testing operations.

Senior Security Analyst

Enterprise Holdings Inc.

June 2014 – July 2017 Missouri

Responsibilities include:

Blue Team
Cybercrime Investigations
System Forensics

Accomplishments

Certified Red Team Operator

Zero Point Security Dec 2022

Practical in-depth hands on red team

See certificate

Offensive Security Wireless Professional

Offensive Security Jan 2021

Practical in-depth hands on wireless hacking course

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SANS Security 560 Certified Penetration Tester

GIAC SANS Nov 2016

In-depth full featured penetration testing course

See certificate

SANS Security 560 Capture the Flag Challenge Coin

GIAC SANS Nov 2016

Won the coveted SANS SEC560 challenge coin in an on-site SANS hosted competition against competitors from numerous organizations, including critical infrastructure, FBI, and the corporate sector.

GIAC SANS Advisory Board Member

GIAC SANS Nov 2016

I was invited to the GIAC SANS advisory board as a result of my performance on the SANS GPEN certification test. This advisory board is a panel to discuss formal issues directly related to GIAC and SANS business such as training and certification

C|EH Certified Ethical Hacker v8

GIAC SANS Apr 2015

Credential ID ECC046437

See certificate