Trenton Brooks

About Trenton Brooks

Cybersecurity professional with experience on both the offensive and defensive sides. I have helped organizations and their stakeholders identify their risks and vulnerabilities, along with developed plans for remediation/mitigation. I strive to be an contributor to the field and to give back to those who comeafter me.

Experience

1. Cyber Security Project Engineer

   Visual Torch

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Performs and supports penetration testing activities to target, assess, analyze, andreport risks and vulnerabilities of information systems.• Provides senior decision makers with actionable data to make strategic riskdecisions.• Reviews program-level documentation to acquire enough requisite knowledge of thesystem to conduct a penetration test.• Creates and documents penetration testing plans and procedures• Participates in technical exchange meetings and application review boards.• Leverages adversarial tactics to conduct hands on security testing.• Performs analysis of vulnerabilities identified during testing.

Education

• University of South Florida

  "Bachelors of Science", Information Science/Studies

  2008 — 2013

• Regis University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2014 — 2017

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Access
• Data Analysis
• Community Outreach
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Service
• Windows
• Java
• Powerpoint
• Leadership Development
• Public Speaking
• Visual Studio
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Mac
• C++
• Visual Basic
• Analysis
• Team Building
• Encase
• Wireshark
• Computer Forensics
• Sql
• Kali Linux
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Troubleshooting
• Technical Support
• Teamwork
• Computer Hardware
• Cyber-Security
• Digital Forensics