Build a stronger
security program.
Bring an experienced outside perspective to your security priorities and operational challenges.
- Threat hunting program development
- Detection & response
- Cybersecurity leadership coaching
~/ Michael Wylie · MBA, CISSP
AI.
Cybersecurity.
Author.
I help people and organizations turn complex technology into practical advantage. From hunting threats to putting AI to work.
AUTHOR / KEYNOTE SPEAKER / TRAINER / CYBERSECURITY LEADER / PODCAST HOST
michael@wylie ~ % whoami
I’m Michael Wylie, MBA, CISSP, a cybersecurity leader and head of a global managed threat hunting team at Zscaler. My career spans strategic threat hunting, digital forensics, and incident response. I’ve built and scaled threat detection programs for organizations worldwide. Previously, I served as Director of Threat Hunting at CrowdStrike and Director of Cybersecurity Services at a top 100 accounting firm, where I developed and led digital forensics and incident response engagements and threat hunting operations.
Credentials:
- MBA
- CISSP
- CCNA R&S
- CCNA CyberOps
- GPEN
- GMON
- GCFE
- TPN
- CEH
- CEI
- VCPDCV
- Pentest+
- Security+
- Project+
- CHPA
- Splunk User
- CNVP
- CCFA
visitor@wylie ~ %Explore my experience on LinkedIn ↗
LEADERSHIP &
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CrowdStrikeZscalerLinkedIn LearningDEF CON SpeakerRSAC SpeakerU.S. DoDProfessor
01 / capabilities
Experience that gets to work.
Build a stronger
Turn AI potential
into practical impact.
Find useful applications for AI in cybersecurity, analysis, and the work your team does every day.
- AI-assisted analysis
- Agentic workflows
- Responsible adoption
Give your team
more than theory.
Workshops that connect technical concepts to real-world decisions and everyday practice.
- Threat hunting techniques
- AI for security teams
- Detection and response
02 / on stage & in the classroom
Big ideas.
Real-world relevance.
Cybersecurity and AI are changing how we work. I help audiences understand what matters—and what to do next.
My teaching experience spans defense, higher education, industry events, and online learning.
Invite me to speak ↗EVENT
DEF CON & RSAC
Cybersecurity education & technical training
DEFENSE
U.S. Department of Defense
Red Teaming & Blue Teaming
ACADEMIC
California State Universities
Course development and professor since 2015
ONLINE
LinkedIn Learning
Cybersecurity & AI course author
03 / books & conversations
Ideas worth putting to work.
THE BOOK / MICHAEL WYLIE
The AI-Assisted
Cybersecurity Analyst
Using artificial intelligence and LLMs for threat hunting, detection, log analysis, and incident response.
Explore my books on Amazon ↗THE PODCAST / CO-HOST
CTRL+ALT+DEFEND
I co-host conversations with cybersecurity leaders and practitioners about the people, ideas, and experiences shaping cyber defense.
Listen to the podcast ↗04 / keep learning
Level up your toolkit.
On-demand courses on LinkedIn Learning.
Learn at your pace. Put it into practice.
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Browse all courses & training ↗Deep Dive into Open-Source Intelligence
Threat Hunting Essential Training
AI in Cybersecurity: The Future of Red Teaming and Blue Teaming
The AI-Driven Cybersecurity Analyst
Security Operations (SecOps) Essentials: Detecting and Responding to Security Threats
Insider Threat Hunting: Detecting and Responding to Internal Security Risks
Threat Hunting: Network Data
Cybersecurity Foundations: Incident Response
05 / start a conversation
Let’s solve something
that matters.
A security challenge. An AI opportunity. A room full of curious people.
Let’s talk about what you’re working on.