Ralph Echemendia

Ralph Echemendia is a world-renowned Instructor, Ethical Hacker and Security Expert, who has appeared on CNN and Animal Planet, as well as in the pages of USA Today and Forbes magazine to name a few.

Echemendia describes himself as a security samurai whose experience began at the age of 14 with ham radio, phone phreaking and the old bulletin board systems. His interest in technology eventually led to jobs in the computer industry. For over 10 years, he has conducted security audits and penetration tests, and consulted for numerous organizations around the world, including the United Nations, Oracle, and various hospitals and financial institutions.

He is currently acting as the Information Security Product Line Manager for the Intense School [1] and teaches Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing around the world.