Timothy De Block

Application Security Practice Lead,
GuidePoint Security

Timothy De Block is the Application Security Practice Lead for the Southeast Region at GuidePoint Security. Timothy began his career by joining the Navy in 2001 as an Electronics Technician, and after leaving the Navy he worked his way up the IT ladder as a network and system administrator. In 2012, he became an Information Security Officer for the State of South Carolina, where he discovered his interest in application security and proceeded to get more involved with developers. In 2016, he moved to the private sector, joining a healthcare company based in Nashville as the Senior Software Security Engineer, where he built a strong application security program with the development team. His work got him promoted to Manager of Security Assurance and Engineering where he took on the internal penetration testing team, security engineering, and vulnerability management.

Timothy has contributed to the cybersecurity community by volunteering and speaking at various security and development conferences and local user groups, including BSides, DerbyCon, and ColaSec. He has also produced over 200 episodes of podcast content focused on cybersecurity topics.