Meet the Authors

Decades of combined experience in offensive security operations, training, and tooling.

Ben Clark

Ben Clark

Author of RTFM & BTFM

Ben started his career in the Intelligence Community over 20 years ago. He has spent the last 15 years building the Millennium Red Team, made up of 80+ certified Red Team operators. He founded RTFM nearly a decade ago to support his own teams and has watched it become an essential reference across the cybersecurity field.

Nick Downer

Nick Downer

Co-Author of RTFM v2 & Video Library Creator

Nick has 10+ years of operations, development, and training experience supporting DOD and commercial red team customers. He co-authored RTFM v2, helped develop Red Team training programs, and founded Rogue Labs — a company offering specialized Red Team instruction and tooling.