David Carraway is the founder of Ethical Access Inc., a penetration testing and cyber security services firm based in North Carolina. With more than 25 years of hands-on experience in offensive security, digital forensics, network defense, and security compliance, David has built a career defined by technical depth and a commitment to ethical, authorized security practice.
His path into cybersecurity began long before formal credentials existed for the field — riding his bicycle to the public library to study hardware and networking, building computers from components at age 9, and writing his first program at 12. That self-taught foundation grew into a career spanning network security, SCADA/ICS environments, SIEM platforms, cloud and virtualization security, and database forensics.
In 2025, David was inducted into the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Hall of Fame — an honor awarded to fewer than 100 candidates globally, selected from 93 countries, who scored 90% or above on the CEH certification examination. The CEH credential is the world's leading vendor-neutral ethical hacking certification, validating deep technical proficiency in offensive security methodologies used by adversarial actors worldwide.
The induction was recognized by East Carolina University's College of Engineering & Technology: cet.ecu.edu/2025/09/02/hall-of-famer/
David holds a degree from East Carolina University and now serves as a Teaching Instructor in the Department of Technology Systems, College of Engineering & Technology at ECU — the same institution where he studied. He teaches courses spanning cybersecurity fundamentals, ethical hacking, network security, and digital forensics, preparing the next generation of security professionals.
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