Max is a practicing Red Teamer who has quickly risen through the ranks to Head of Adversarial Simulation, just three years after getting into cyber from a non-technical, self-taught background. Formerly an English Teacher and Linguist, he has weaponised his communication skills to great effect whilst social engineering on Red Team engagements. Max now has years of experience working in fast-paced offensive security consultancies, and currently leads a highly technical team of consultants who are at the forefront of cloud Red Teaming. His zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams and IBM Backup Products have made headline news around the world. Max is a CHECK Team Leader, and was one of the first in the UK to have received the professional entitlement (Principal Cyber Security Professional) from the UK Cyber Security Council.