Michel Chamberland

About Michel Chamberland

Michel Chamberland is a seasoned cybersecurity leader, software architect, and founder of IntegSec, a firm specializing in offensive cybersecurity testing and simulations to fortify organizations against evolving threats.

His career highlights include elite offensive security roles at IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs, where he served on the CREST North America Advisory Board and led high-impact penetration testing and offensive cybersecurity operations.

Michel is also an Offensive Security New England Ambassador, actively promoting hands-on offensive security training and community building. A sought-after speaker, he has presented at major conferences including SecureMaine, OWASP, ROOTCON, and BCNet, sharing insights on topics like IoT security and advanced penetration testing. He has been quoted as an expert in leading publications such as Threatpost and Computerworld.

He holds an extensive list of respected certifications: CISSP, CEH, OSCP, OSCE, OSWP, Security+, A+, Network+, Project+, and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).

At the cutting edge of AI security, Michel specializes in securing Large Language Models (LLMs) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, the emerging standard that allows LLMs to safely interact with external tools and systems. He has built and openly shared powerful tools for the security community, including:
- An Nmap NSE script for discovering and scanning MCP servers
- A deliberately vulnerable MCP server environment for safe, hands-on learning
- A console-based MCP client purpose-built for penetration testing and red teaming

These resources are used by security researchers and pentesters to understand and mitigate real-world risks in AI agent ecosystems (unauthorized function calls, prompt repository attacks, tool poisoning, etc.).

Michel is a dynamic and flexible podcast guest who can adapt to any audience:
- High-level discussions on cybersecurity leadership, building security startups, or offensive security careers
- Deep technical breakdowns of AI/LLM security — especially MCP servers, their attack surface, and how to harden them in production

Drawing from his experience on world-class teams like X-Force Red and SpiderLabs, plus his current work breaking and securing tomorrow’s AI systems at IntegSec, Michel delivers insights that are battle-tested, forward-looking, and immediately actionable.