As a senior security consultant with K2 Integrity/Leviathan Security Group’s technical services team, Phil Pena brings extensive expertise in hardware security and reverse engineering. He leads a wide range of security engagements, including open‑ and closed‑source application penetration testing, hardware security auditing, code review, and security best‑practice training.
At K2 Integrity/Leviathan Security Group, Phil leverages his multidisciplinary technical foundation to deliver comprehensive device‑security evaluations—spanning the entire lifecycle from initial boot processes through application runtime. He specializes in binary reverse engineering and exploitation, hardware disassembly and reverse engineering, firmware auditing, and malware reverse engineering.
Phil’s background includes both offensive security and embedded systems engineering. Prior to joining K2 Integrity/Leviathan Security Group, he served as a lead penetration tester at Schellman, LLC, supporting audit and assurance teams with advanced security testing and analysis. Earlier in his career, he worked as an embedded systems engineer in the robotics industry, where he designed, developed, tested, and secured multiple hardware‑centric products. This experience enabled him to build deep proficiency in bare‑metal firmware development, reverse engineering, and device‑level security. He has experience with a wide array of programming languages, including C, C++, Zig, Python, x86 Assembly, ARM, C#, Java, Rust, and JavaScript/Node.js.
Phil is an active contributor to the broader security and maker communities. He has been extensively involved with the ‘console’ reverse‑engineering community through his work on the Dolphin GameCube and Wii emulator, and he continues to support DIY and maker enthusiasts by helping hobbyists design and develop prototype hardware solutions.