Tyler Flaagan
Tyler Flaagan
Assistant Professor
Department
The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences
Education
Ph.D., Cyber Operations
M.S., Computer Science
B.S., Cyber Operations
Biography
Tyler Flaagan is an Assistant Professor at The Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Dakota State University, and Director of the Deep Red Lab within Dakota State University MadLabs®️. He is also a Senior Technical Mentor for the Season 3 U.S. Cyber Team.
Previously, Tyler worked for the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic as a Red Team Operator, supporting various programs throughout the Department of Defense. Additionally, he trained defenders during Exercise Cyber Shield.
In his free time, Tyler is an avid capture the flag (CTF) player who has won CTFs such as MetaCTF hosted at Wild West Hackin’ Fest, OpenSOC hosted at DEF CON, and is also a SANS NetWars Champion.
Contact
Office Location: East Hall
Phone: (605) 256-5838
Email
Website
- Cyber Operations,
- Network and Security Administration
- Cyber Defense
Director of the Deep Red Lab, which applies and develops methods of identifying security flaws using the techniques and methods of sophisticated attackers under controlled environments.
United States Cyber Games, Senior Technical Mentor for Season III team
He holds multiple professional certifications specializing in offensive security, such as Offensive Security Certified Professional and GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester.