A senior security consultant at K2 Integrity/Leviathan Security Group, Braelynn Luedtke has extensive experience assessing the security of complex software systems across a wide range of technologies. She specializes in web application and API penetration testing, applying both black‑box and white‑box methodologies to help organizations identify and mitigate critical vulnerabilities. Braelynn’s technical expertise spans code review, mobile application security, IoT ecosystem security, and vulnerability research.
Before joining K2 Integrity/Leviathan Security Group, Braelynn held a variety of technology‑focused roles, including full‑stack web development, internal and external network penetration testing, native application hacking, reverse engineering, and red‑team‑style social engineering assessments. She served as a consultant at LMG Security, supporting both startups and Fortune 500 companies in strengthening their web and API security. Braelynn began her security career in an advanced internship at Rhino Security Labs, where she contributed to internal security tooling and web‑technology‑based assessments.
Braelynn’s work includes independent research into consumer IoT platforms—encompassing mobile applications, hardware, firmware, and network communications—which has resulted in the assignment and responsible disclosure of multiple CVEs. Her research and technical leadership have led to speaking engagements at major international conferences, including the Chaos Communication Congress, DEF CON, and HITCON. She has also taught hands‑on workshops in hardware forensics at events such as Hardwear.io and Toorcamp.
Braelynn holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Montana, and an Advanced Full‑Stack JavaScript Software Development certification from Code Fellows.