Aaron Ott is Vice President of Application Security at Rule4. Before joining Rule4, he spent seven years at a nationally-recognized professional services firm, where he focused on application security, infrastructure security, and DevOps. His experience also includes roles at B2B media companies UBM Canon and VideoBloom, where he built scalable application platforms for front-end content and user management.

With origins in the application development world, Aaron has experienced the realities that often lead to shortcuts, and he found a passion in advocating for secure coding practices. He specializes in application security, including penetration testing, securing IoT devices and APIs, and Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) design and implementation.

When he steps back from his keyboard, Aaron likes to ski, solve puzzles, and hunt down new craft beers. He loves spending time with his wife and daughters, and they enjoy hosting friends and family for wine tasting, pool, darts, and UFC fight nights.