Kevin Johnson is a leading cybersecurity expert with over 30 years of experience who has become one of the industry’s most sought-after speakers and educators. Beginning his career in system administration and application development, Kevin transitioned into cybersecurity where he spent over two decades building incident response teams, architecting enterprise security solutions, and conducting penetration tests for government agencies and Fortune 100 companies. As CEO and founder of Secure Ideas, LLC (established 2010), he combines deep technical expertise with exceptional teaching ability, making complex security concepts accessible to audiences from C-suite executives to technical practitioners. Kevin has authored three globally-used SANS Institute courses (SEC542, SEC642, SEC571) and created multiple open-source security tools used worldwide, including OWASP SamuraiWTF, the BASE Project, Laudanum, and Yokoso. His technical expertise spans penetration testing and ethical hacking, mobile and API security, healthcare cybersecurity with specialized HIPAA knowledge, space systems and satellite security, and purple teaming and detection engineering. This breadth of hands-on experience across diverse platforms and industries, combined with his ability to serve as an expert witness in cybersecurity court cases, positions Kevin as both a technical practitioner and trusted advisor capable of translating complex security challenges into actionable solutions.