Scott Sheahan

Scott Sheahan is a product cybersecurity engineer at Aptiv with expertise in threat modeling for automotive hardware and software components in embedded and connected systems. He is known for his proficiency in Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) as outlined in ISO/SAE 21434. Scott holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University.

Scott's educational background includes coursework in SEC560 Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, CS52600 Information Security, and SEC660 Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking from SANS Technology Institute and Purdue University. With experience at Ford Motor Company as an In-Vehicle Cyber Security Architect and at Raytheon as a Software Engineer, Scott has a wide-ranging professional history that encompasses roles in research, software engineering, control engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Throughout his career, Scott Sheahan has demonstrated a commitment to advancing cybersecurity practices in the automotive industry, leveraging his technical skills and diverse educational background to contribute meaningfully to the field. His quote 'Some of the biggest mistakes people make even at the highest architectural levels come from having a weak or broken understanding of a few simple things at the very lowest levels' reflects his deep understanding of the importance of foundational knowledge in building secure systems.