161 The Ultimate Job for a Network Defender

Our guest this week is Rick Howard, chief analyst and chief security officer at the CyberWire. Rick’s career included stops in the U.S. Army in signals intelligence, teaching computer science at Westpoint, and pioneering roles in threat intelligence for the military. He’s the former chief security officer for Palo Alto Networks, where he helped create and manage their Unit 42 threat intelligence team.  He shares his insights on his career as a network defender, his take on the essential role of threat intelligence, and what he looks for when hiring members of his team.