Kevin Johnson on penetration testing
From BSidesGVL 2020 - Kevin Johnson - "Removing the Cobwebs: Upgrading Our Web App Testing" · · BSides Greenville
“I find it to be gatekeeping. Does being a developer help? Maybe. I know great developers that are awesome pen testers. I also know horrible developers for great pen testers and I know other pen testers who have never developed a single line code in their life and what I've found is that when we talk about great pen testers, when we talk about great security assessments, the commonality is the knowledge and drive to understand how that system working before in you test it.”
On , Kevin Johnson, Board member at Independent Board Member, spoke about penetration testing during BSidesGVL 2020 - Kevin Johnson - "Removing the Cobwebs: Upgrading Our Web App Testing" on BSides Greenville.
About Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson, co-founder and chief operating officer of Bud Ecosystem, appeared at Dell Technologies World 2026 to discuss the company's approach to enterprise AI. Johnson stated that many enterprises are "skimming" with third-party AI tools, but argued that "deep AI that's valuable in the enterprise" requires re-architecting workloads and workflows for better efficiency and cost-effectiveness. He said Bud Ecosystem is building a "more elegant solution" that can help enterprises focus on AI strategy rather than building "stove-pipes of infrastructure," and claimed the company can reduce costs "up to 80%" with governance in a single plane. In a separate appearance on the podcast "Insurance, You Indemnify Me," Johnson discussed his background as an independent insurance agency owner. He said he is an Aurora, Colorado native, holds a marketing degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver, and began his agency in January 2022, writing over a million dollars in premium in his first year. Johnson noted that he left the carrier side of the business because of changes to compensation structures, and described his current work as "way more intense" than his previous career.