He finds the flaws before the real criminals do.
For more than 30 years, Jim Stickley has uncovered critical vulnerabilities, advised Fortune 100 leaders, and demonstrated on national television just how easily security fails.
Hired to steal, so the real thieves can't.
Jim has stolen credit cards, lifted Social Security numbers, robbed banks, built fake ATMs, and walked into armed government facilities. Every one of those jobs was authorized by organizations testing their defenses, by news agencies investigating security claims, and by institutions that needed to know how exposed they really were.
His work spans thousands of security engagements for financial institutions, Fortune 100 corporations, healthcare facilities, legal firms, and insurers. Along the way he has disclosed vulnerabilities in firewalls, PKI servers, online banking applications, and mobile devices.
The point was never the break-in. It's warning people and organizations what to fix first.
Media & press consultations
A trusted cybersecurity voice for national networks and the wire services investigating security and fraud.
Published author
Author of The Truth About Identity Theft and co-author of Beautiful Security.
Leadership & keynotes
CEO of Stickley on Security, co-founder of TraceSecurity, and an active board advisor.