With over 20 years of experience cybering, Ryan Kovar has done everything from pulling miles of CAT5 cable on an aircraft carrier to learning that he didn't want to be a malware RE. He worked at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on a team dedicated to detecting and mitigating advanced threats. Kovar then moved to Splunk as a Distinguished Security Strategist where he teaches hunting, attempts practical security research, and solves fun problems for folks around the world.