Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson is the Global Head of X-Force Red. He has extensive experience performing red teaming operations against defense contractors, nuclear power plants, critical industries and many of the world's largest banks and financial services firms. His background includes working as a contract Computer Network Exploitation (CNE) operator providing training and capability development for various government defense partners and lawful intercept/foreign intel programs. Chris founded the X-Force Adversary Services team in 2018, responsible for simulating real-world attacks by sophisticated threat actors. He has presented his research at many conferences such as DEF CON, Black Hat, ToorCon, SecTor, BSides, SANS, and Wild West Hacking Fest.