Deviant Ollam has given numerous physical security presentations and training at events around the world, both as a Director of the The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and along with his team of fellow covert entry specialists at his security firm, The CORE Group. He has spoken about locks, safes, access control systems, firearms, and security tactics at DEF CON, Black Hat, ShmooCon, DeepSec, ToorCon, HackCon, ShakaCon, HackInTheBox, AusCERT, GovCERT, the SANS Institute, the National Defense University, the FBI, the NSA, DARPA, and he regularly has the honor of lecturing the Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

In addition to writing multiple books and articles about physical security, lockpicking, safe-cracking, and firearms, Deviant runs the annual DEF CON Shoot in the Nevada Desert each summer. Dev’s grandfather was an enlisted sailor in the United States Navy, while his father was an officer in the United States Army. His favorite Amendments to the US Constitution are, in no particular order, the 1st, 2nd, 9th, & 10th.