- Diving into the current trends, threat actors, and techniques shaping today’s digital risk environment
- Learning how to create a proactive, intelligence-led security strategy to stay ahead of emerging threats
- Exploring how AI tools and machine learning enhance threat detection, prediction, and response times
- Discovering the benefits and challenges of collaborating with industry partners to share real-time threat intelligence data
- Gaining insights on translating threat intelligence into actionable steps that enhance incident response and mitigation efforts
Sherrod DeGrippo
Director, Threat Intelligence Strategy
Microsoft
Sherrod DeGrippo is Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Microsoft. She was selected as Cybersecurity woman of the year in 2022 and Cybersecurity PR Spokesperson of the year for 2021.
Previously, she was VP of Threat Research and Detection at Proofpoint, where she led a global team of threat researchers, malware reverse engineers, and threat intelligence analysts. Her career in cybersecurity spans 19 years with prior roles including leading Red Team Services at Nexum, senior solutions engineer for Symantec, senior security consultant for Secureworks, and senior network security analyst for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
She is a frequently cited threat intelligence expert in media including televised appearances on the BBC news, and commentary in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Times, and more. Having presented at Black Hat, Tech Crunch Disrupt, B-Sides Atlanta, RSA conference, RMISC, BrunchCon, and others, Sherrod is a well known public speaker. Currently Sherrod hosts THE Microsoft Threat Intelligence podcast.
In her personal time, Sherrod spends time with her rescue dog Boris Karloff.
