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Justin Searle

Senior InstructorDirector of ICS Security at InGuardians, Inc.

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Industrial Control Systems Security

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About Justin Searle

As the Director of ICS Security at InGuardians, Justin specializes in ICS security architecture design and penetration testing. He led the Smart Grid Security Architecture group in creating the NIST Interagency Report 7628 and has played key roles in the Advanced Security Acceleration Project for the Smart Grid (ASAP-SG), National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization Resources (NESCOR), and Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP). Justin is the owner of ControlThings LLC, a member of the SANS faculty, and an instructor at BlackHat. He has authored and taught numerous courses such as ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials,  Assessing and Exploiting Control Systems and IIoT, Assessing and Exploiting Web Applications with SamuraiWTF, and SEC542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking. Justin also presents on a range of cybersecurity topics at leading security conferences across the globe.

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    Justin Searle has a fantastic approach in ICS410. He is extremely knowledgeable in the ICS field, hacking, and defense, and he goes out of his way to ensure the content is understood!
    Dean ParsonsNL Hydro
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    Justin has an excellent teaching style and is good at explaining complex topics logically.
    Robert WhiteCollege Station Utilities
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    Conceptualizing safety within ICS/SCADA is easier to understand with the numerous examples Justin provides. His ability to visually show where the gotchas will appear gave me techniques to repair our SCADA network.
    Attilio PramariniRTD
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ControlThings

Open Source ToolsIndustrial Control Systems Security
  • 17 Jun 2025
  • Justin Searle