Katie Nickels

Katie is the Director of Intelligence for Red Canary as well as a SANS Certified Instructor for FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence and a non-resident Senior Fellow for the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative. She has worked on cyber threat intelligence (CTI), network defense, and incident response for over a decade for the U.S. DoD, MITRE, Raytheon, and ManTech. Katie hails from a liberal arts background with degrees from Smith College and Georgetown University, embracing the power of applying liberal arts prowess to cybersecurity. Katie has shared her expertise with presentations, webcasts, podcasts, and blog posts, including a presentation at Black Hat as well as her personal blog, “Katie’s Five Cents." Katie has also served as a co-chair of the SANS CTI Summit and FIRST CTI Symposium. She was a 2020 recipient of the SANS Difference Maker Award and the 2018 recipient of the President's Award from the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu. She also serves as the Program Manager for the Cyberjutsu Girls Academy, which seeks to inspire young women to learn more about STEM. You can find Katie on Twitter @LiketheCoins.