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Tobias McCurry has extensive experience in the field of cybersecurity. Their work experience includes roles such as Global Product Security Architect at Whisker Labs, Inc., Director of Information Security / Deputy CISO at Clarabridge, Principal Consultant at Synopsys Inc, Director of Penetration Testing Services at SecureIT, and Advisor at Hack Educate. Tobias has also worked as a Sr. Penetration Tester Manager/Incident Responder at NeuStar, Inc., Sr. Penetration Tester at Knowledge Consulting Group, and Security Researcher at CollabNet, Inc. Additionally, Tobias has worked as an Independent Security Consultant and has held various roles in the USAF, including NCOIC Digital Dashboard and Cyber Systems Instructor. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated expertise in areas such as compliance, security, penetration testing, incident response, and vulnerability assessments.

Tobias McCurry has a diverse educational background with a focus on information security and electronics engineering. Tobias began their education journey in 1996 at Frank H Peterson but did not obtain a degree or field of study from this institution. In 2000, they attended DeVry Institute of Technology, where they pursued a degree in Electronics Engineering with a concentration in electronics. Tobias completed this program in 2001.

In 2002, Tobias briefly attended Florida State College at Jacksonville, focusing on Electronics Engineering. Tobias then pursued a degree in Information Technology—Security from Western Governors University in 2011 and completed this program in 2012. Additionally, they obtained a degree in Information Security from the American Public University System, specializing in Computers, from 2007 to 2012.

Furthering their knowledge in the field, Tobias attended SANS Technology Institute starting from 2014 to pursue a Master's degree in Information Security Engineering, which is currently ongoing.

Complementing their educational achievements, Tobias has obtained several professional certifications. These certifications include:

- Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) from EC-Council in 2021.

- Mobile Application Penetration Tester from eLearnSecurity in 2014.

- Project+ from CompTIA in 2011.

- Fundamentals of Clarabridge from Clarabridge in 2020.

- GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester from GIAC in 2012.

- GWAPT from GIAC in 2012.

- GIAC Security Essentials from GIAC in 2015.

- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) from GIAC in 2013.

- GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner from GIAC in 2012.

- GIAC Certified Incident Handler from GIAC in 2012.

- GIAC Systems and Network Auditor GSNA from GAIC in 2011.

- Security+ from CompTIA in 2011.

- A+ from CompTIA in 2011.

- CIW: Web Design Specialist from CIW (year and month of acquisition unknown).

- eMAPT - eLearnSecurity Mobile Application Penetration Tester from eLearnSecurity (year and month of acquisition unknown).

In summary, Tobias McCurry has pursued education in the field of electronics engineering and information security, culminating in their ongoing Master's degree in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Technology Institute. Alongside their education, they have achieved several professional certifications to enhance their expertise in the field.