James Shewmaker
Assistant Professor
Founder and Principal Consultant at Bluenotch Corporation
Specialities
Offensive Operations
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About James
James Shewmaker is a SANS Principal Instructor, founder and principal consultant at Bluenotch Corporation, and a longtime contributor to some of the most advanced offensive security training in the industry. He teaches and contributes to many courses, including SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking, helping students develop the technical depth needed for modern penetration testing, exploit development, and red team operations. With more than two decades of experience designing secure systems and investigating complex environments, James brings a practitioner’s perspective to the classroom, combining offensive tradecraft with real-world operational insight.
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Recognitions
- DEF CON / Conference Presentation / 2010 “Rip Your Browser for x06 Days” focused on browser security, privacy defenses, and client-side attack mitigation.
- Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) / Conference Presentation / 2009 “Using FUSE to Create Your Own Filesystem” featuring StegoFS and filesystem research.
- Bluenotch Corporation / Company and Research Platform / Ongoing Development of Bunker011 cyber challenge environments and offensive security research projects.