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Truman Kain

Principal Product ResearcherHuntress

Truman Kain, Principal Product Researcher at Huntress, is a cybersecurity expert with a passion for fortifying the human front line against cyberthreats. With a background in offensive security, Truman began his career in 2017, diving headfirst into penetration testing after earning his OSCP certification. His expertise in phishing, vishing, and physical penetration testing now fuels his specialization in Security Awareness Training, where he empowers organizations by educating and testing their teams to stay one step ahead of attackers.

Truman’s achievements include presenting two open-source security tools at DEFCON and other major conferences, showcasing his innovative approach to cybersecurity. Before joining Huntress, he honed his skills at Tevora as a penetration tester and at Praetorian as a software engineer focused on attack surface management.

When he’s not helping organizations outsmart hackers, Truman enjoys snowboarding and spending quality time with his family. His top cybersecurity tip? Don’t reuse passwords (password managers make this easy)!

Blog Posts By This Author

Read more about Exploring Package Tracking Smishing Scams
Exploring Package Tracking Smishing Scams
Blog Post

You've probably gotten a text about a package stuck in transit. It's almost certainly a smishing attack. Huntress breaks down how SMS phishing works, and how to tell the fake alerts from the real ones.

Read more about Truman’s Take: A Product Researcher’s Insights on Managed Learning
Truman’s Take: A Product Researcher’s Insights on Managed Learning
Blog Post

Truman Kain is the researcher behind Huntress Managed SAT's curriculum strategy. Here's his take on managed learning, how episode topics get chosen, and what 'effective security training' actually means.

Read more about Protect Yourself from Political Donation Scams
Protect Yourself from Political Donation Scams
Blog Post

Election season brings out legitimate political engagement, along with scammers impersonating candidates to steal money. Huntress covers the politically driven fraud tactics spiking in 2024 and how to avoid them.

Featured In These Upcoming Events & On-Demand Virtual Events

Read more about Holiday Hack Classics: Exploring Hackers’ Favorite Holiday Season Tradecraft
Holiday Hack Classics: Exploring Hackers’ Favorite Holiday Season Tradecraft
On-Demand Virtual Event

In this virtual event, we’ll take a deep dive into some of the most common threats we see during the holidays, teach you how to identify them, and give you some tools to protect yourself and your organization from harm.

Read more about That Phishy Feeling: Learning to Spot Modern Phishing
That Phishy Feeling: Learning to Spot Modern Phishing
On-Demand Virtual Event

Take a look at our virtual event and get a behind-the-scenes look at Huntress SAT, where we will show you different ways to enhance your security awareness culture.