Chris Sanders
Founder at Rural Technology Fund
Gainesville, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolChris Sanders is an information security founder, author, and researcher with 13 years of hands-on experience building SOCs, training practitioners, and advancing network security monitoring for DoD, government, and Fortune 500 environments. As founder of Applied Network Defense and director of the Rural Technology Fund, he combines practitioner-focused training with nonprofit work that has put CS resources into the hands of over 10,000 rural students. He authored the international bestseller Practical Packet Analysis and Applied Network Security Monitoring, and his research uniquely blends cyber defense with cognitive psychology to improve investigative technique and analyst learning. Former leadership roles at Mandiant, SPAWAR, and the Army Research Laboratory reflect deep operational experience in intrusion detection, threat intelligence, and SOC architecture. Based in Gainesville, GA, he brings a rare mix of field-tested incident response expertise, pedagogy, and a commitment to expanding technical education in underserved communities.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Homeland Security, Master of Science (MS) Homeland Security at Penn State UniversityBS Telecommunications Systems Management, BS Telecommunications Systems Management at Murray State UniversityDoctor of Education - EdD Education and Applied Psychology, Doctor of Education - EdD Education and Applied Psychology at Baylor University
Github Skills (23)
blueteam10
network-flow10
infosec9
security9
cybersecurity9
network8
swiftui6
meteor-up6
packet6
swift5
mup5
packer5
ios4
meteor4
docker4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
chrissanders/idh
May 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes in 3 months
chrissanders/AppliedNSM
Apr 2013 - Nov 2013
Contributions:2 commits in 7 months
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