Brian Tant

Brian brings to Raxis a rich and varied background in Information Technology spanning more than 20 years. Sought after by clients for his unique blend of business acumen and technical prowess, Brian has consistently delivered value to hundreds of organizations spanning the globe throughout his career. Brian is Raxis’ CTO and currently leads the Raxis Penetration Testing and Social Engineering team.

The Exploit: Penetration Testing Insights From The Frontlines

The Exploit articles written by Brian Tant

Networks, Security Recommendations, Tips For Everyone

Notes From a Hacker: Yes, You Have to Use Your VPN – and Here’s Why
By Brian Tant Raxis CTO Brian Tant discusses how VPNs protect our most critical data and why your company should require a VPN for remote access. May 1, 2020
In The News, Security Recommendations

Remote Security Series: Review Remote Workforce Policies
By Brian Tant Raxis CTO Brian Tant discusses updates to workforce policies that are needed to safeguard company and customer data in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. March 27, 2020
Penetration Testing, Security Recommendations

Top Five Actions NOT to Take When Your Pentest Results are High Risk
By Brian Tant Raxis’ Brian Tant explains the worst thing to do with negative pentest results is to ignore them & why taking action thwarts hackers & increases your security. June 19, 2018
How To, Networks

Goodies for Hoodies: TCP Timestamps
By Brian Tant Does your penetration test always return a low-risk finding about TCP Timestamps? Why worry about it? Because it gives hackers info to use in other attacks. June 4, 2018
Social Engineering

Physical Security Pitfalls: What our physical assessments show us
By Brian Tant Effective infosec programs are built upon strong physical security. Once an attacker gains physical access, chances of a data breach become much higher. April 19, 2017