Jamie is currently a threat researcher at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, where he helps lead tailored, tactical and strategic intelligence deliveries. Prior to Unit 42, Jamie was a cyber operations engineer for the MITRE Corporation where he led development of MITRE ATT&CK® for Enterprise and worked with amazing people on various other exciting efforts involving security operations and research, mostly focused on adversary emulation and behavior-based detections. 

• Adversary Emulation
• Purple Teaming
• Behavior-Based Detections
• Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Security Product Evaluations

• Instructor of MITRE ATT&CK DefenderTM (MAD) ATT&CK Fundamentals Badge Training
• Speaker at various security conferences including SANS summits, ATT&CKcon, Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSides
• 2020 SANS Different Maker Award & 2022 BEYA STEM Modern Day Technology Leader Awardee

• MS, Information Systems Engineering (Cybersecurity Focus) – John Hopkins University
• BS, Information Systems (Network Administration Focus) - University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
• Previously held various certifications from GIAC (GXPN, GPEN, GAWN, GCIH, GCED, and GSEC)

Jamie Williams, IANS Faculty member since 2022, delivers deep domain-level insights to clients on adversary emulation, purple teaming, behavior-based detections, cyber threat intelligence, & security product evaluations.