Jamie Williams
IANS Faculty
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.
Expertise
- Adversary Emulation
- Purple Teaming
- Behavior-Based Detections
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Security Product Evaluations
Achievements & Contributions
- 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
Certifications & Credentials
- 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)