Ken Smith

Director of Solutions and Strategic Partnerships

October 28-30, 2026Oakland University, Rochester, MI

About Ken

Ken Smith is the Director of Solutions and Strategic Partnerships at CyberproAI. With over fifteen years of experience in offensive security, Ken has held leadership roles across both consulting and industry sectors. He also brings a strong background in education, having spent a decade teaching information security at the University of Mount Union. A former U.S. Army Signals Intelligence Operator with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ken blends deep technical expertise with a passion for mentorship and community engagement and is currently on the boards of BSidesCLE, Burning River Cyber Con, and the eCenter@LindenPointe.

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Workshops

WorkshopBeginner8 hr 5 min

Certified Red Team Fundamentals

Defenders make better decisions after seeing the attacker's workflow. Most defenders have never seen an attack from the other side of the keyboard. Ken Smith uses "Certified Red Team Fundamentals" to connect the warning signs to a walkthrough of a realistic red-team lab from recon to privilege escalation, keeping the focus on decisions teams can actually make.

Topic: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and System Resilience
Time: Oct 28, 2026, 9:00 AM
Room: Room C

Conference Sessions

Conference SessionBeginner60 min

Anatomy of a Physical Penetration Test: Recon to Remediation

Physical pentests should produce more than war stories. Physical penetration testing remains one of the most misunderstood and inconsistently executed disciplines in offensive security. In "Anatomy of a Physical Penetration Test: Recon to Remediation", Ken Smith maps the problem to a repeatable path from recon and pretexting to evidence, reporting, and remediation, so the path from concern to action feels more concrete.

Topic: Systems Engineering and Cyber-Physical Systems
Time: Oct 29, 2026, 2:30 PM
Room: Room E

Conference SessionIntermediate60 min

Real World Cyber Attacks & How to Stop Them

Security concepts click faster when you see an attack unfold. A live attack chain makes the gap between theory and defense much easier to spot. In "Real World Cyber Attacks & How to Stop Them", Ken Smith turns each step of the attack into a practical defense conversation, giving attendees a clearer way to recognize and reduce real-world risk.

Topic: Cybersecurity, Privacy, and System Resilience
Time: Oct 30, 2026, 1:15 PM
Room: Room E