Melissa Bischoping is a passionate security evangelist whose academic & professional background in human psychology and technology align to educate, advocate, and remediate the difficult security problems faced by businesses and individuals. She currently works as Senior Director of Security & Product Design Research at Tanium where she analyzes emerging threats and risks to provide subject matter expertise through curated content and innovation on the product roadmap. Prior to Tanium, she held positions in operations and security across both hospitality and manufacturing industries. Melissa is most interested in advancing the art of forensics and designing products solutions that bring more organizations above the security poverty line and advance the skill growth of the community. She earned a Master of Science in Information Security engineering from SANS Technology. Institute in 2024. As a student, she was honored to be selected as a 2023 RSA Conference Security Scholar and compete as a member of their nationally ranked Capture the Flag team from 2021-2023. She has earned and maintained 12 GIAC certifications, including her most recent, the GIAC Security Professional.