About VulnX

Ryan McCutcheon — Founder & Principal Offensive Security Consultant

Cybersecurity professional with a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Science, specializing in offensive security, AI red teaming, adversary emulation, and enterprise defense improvement. Ryan brings a dual-perspective approach to testing and hardening systems—combining real-world exploitation expertise with defensive engineering insight.

His experience spans AI/LLM security, web application security, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, cloud environments, and infrastructure assessments, with a focus on transforming vulnerabilities into measurable resilience. He leads engagements involving penetration testing, red-team operations, AI security assessments, and threat simulations aligned with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, PTES, OWASP, and the Google Secure AI Framework.

Through VulnX Security, Ryan focuses on delivering practical offensive security services, clear executive and technical reporting, and remediation guidance that helps organizations reduce real-world risk across modern enterprise and AI-enabled environments.

Certifications

• Hack The Box COAE — Certified Offensive AI Expert – Demonstrates hands-on expertise in AI red teaming, LLM security, prompt injection, adversarial machine learning, AI application testing, model security, and practical reporting for AI-enabled systems.
• OffSec OSCP+ — Offensive Security Certified Professional – Demonstrates advanced proficiency in real-world penetration testing, exploitation, lateral movement, privilege escalation, and post-exploitation reporting.
• CompTIA Security+ – Establishes foundational expertise in network defense, access control, risk management, and enterprise security best practices.

Devin Ogle — Senior Offensive Security Consultant

Brings hands-on experience from both public-sector and private-industry environments, delivering practical, actionable security insight across varied threat landscapes. Devin’s work focuses on vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and aligning security controls with regulatory and business objectives.

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Network+
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• TCM Security Practical Network Penetration Tester (PJNT)

Experience highlights

• Worked within government agencies to safeguard sensitive data and maintain compliance with national security frameworks.
• Served commercial organizations by conducting penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and designing scalable defensive architectures.

Brayden Edwards — Offensive Security Consultant

Security consultant focused on penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and offensive security fundamentals. Brayden specializes in identifying exploitable weaknesses across web applications, enterprise environments, and common infrastructure attack surfaces.

He brings hands-on experience with reconnaissance, vulnerability validation, exploitation methodology, Active Directory fundamentals, Microsoft 365 environments, and technical reporting. His work emphasizes practical testing, clear evidence, and actionable remediation guidance aligned with real-world attacker behavior and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and PTES.

Certifications

• INE Junior Penetration Tester – Demonstrates practical knowledge of penetration testing fundamentals, vulnerability identification, exploitation methodology, web application testing, and reporting.
• CompTIA Security+ – Validates core knowledge in security principles, network defense, risk management, access control, and enterprise security best practices.