Ryan Estes is an intrusion analyst at WatchGuard Technologies. His research focuses on malware analysis, malware reverse engineering and ransomware threats, and he frequently covers these topics as a contributor to WatchGuard's Secplicity blog. During his time in the cybersecurity field, he has earned 12 certifications from organizations such as ISC2, CompTIA, Offensive Security, CWNP, and Saint Louis University (SLU). Ryan holds a bachelor's in computer science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), a master's in cybersecurity from SLU, and is pursuing an MBA with a focus in management information systems at SIUE.