Jeff Foley, MS

Jeff Foley’s career in cybersecurity spans decades in the public and private sector in SME roles within the fields of offensive cyber warfare research, penetration testing, and attack surface management. He is currently the Vice President of Attack Surface Protection at ZeroFox and the Project Leader for Amass, an OWASP Foundation Flagship Project. Mr. Foley is regularly asked to speak at academic institutions and conferences such as DEF CON.

Jeff Foley served the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory from 2001 to 2017 as a contractor specializing in cyber warfare research and capabilities engineering. He concluded his government contracting at Northrop Grumman Corporation where he performed the roles of Subject Matter Expert for Offensive Cyber Warfare Research & Development and Director of Penetration Testing. In these roles, he developed penetration testing training curriculum for Northrop Grumman Cyber Academy and taught trainers to utilize the material across the international organization. Mr. Foley has also taught and spoken in various academic institutions on the topics of offensive security and penetration testing during his time in this profession.

During the last six years, Mr. Foley saw a lack of situational awareness in traditional information security programs and shifted his attention to this important focus area. He is the Project Leader for Amass, an OWASP Foundation Flagship Project that performs in-depth attack surface mapping and asset discovery. Mr. Foley has assisted various companies with attack surface management and has been invited to speak at conferences such as DEF CON. Currently, he is the Vice President of Attack Surface Protection at ZeroFox, the company that delivers proactive cybersecurity outside the traditional corporate perimeter. Previously, he was the Global Head of Attack Surface Management at Citi, one of the largest global banks – an institution connecting millions of people across hundreds of countries and cities.