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Austin Bentley

Austin Bentley is a Penetration Tester with Schellman, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to joining Schellman, Austin worked as a Penetration Tester for a large financial institution, specializing in Application Security and Internal Pentesting. Austin also led and supported various other projects, including security automation and code review.

Penetration Testing

How to Prepare for Your Schellman Penetration Test

By: Austin Bentley
July 26th, 2022

You know the phrase, “hindsight is 20/20.” It’s a well-trodden lament that can apply to almost everything—a failed job interview, an embarrassing misstep during a conversation, an insistence that the professor won’t include information from his footnotes in the final exam while studying.

Penetration Testing

What Can You Expect From Schellman’s Penetration Test Team?

By: Austin Bentley
July 12th, 2022

When it comes to cybersecurity, you can never be too careful—especially when it comes to placing your trust in those who help you understand and secure your environment.

security, compliance | Penetration Testing | AppSec

Using Mind Maps in Application Security Testing

By: Austin Bentley
November 2nd, 2021

Make pen testing easier while delivering a better report to your client. For testers in the application security (AppSec) arena, you know that we examine a lot of different areas, including authentication, authorization, encryption, logging, and so on, making for what’s become a staple in this job—the large lists of technical checks that grow even longer every time new issues are discovered and then added for testing. If you’ve worked in AppSec, you know that these tests can make for quite the effort, depending on the complexity of the app you’re working in.

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