Cory Clowes
Principal Security Researcher at Microsoft
Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolCory Clowes is a Principal Security Researcher at Microsoft with a focused four-year track of professional experience and over a decade of prior roles across Canadian federal cybersecurity and software development. He progressed through technical and advisory positions at the Government of Canada before joining Microsoft, where he advanced from cloud security architecture to senior research and now principal-level work. Cory blends hands-on secure software engineering with threat research, applying engineering discipline from a BE in Computer Engineering to real-world cloud and national-security contexts. Based in Canada, he brings practical experience in both operational security and developer-focused solutions, often translating policy-level requirements into deployable technical controls. An understated strength is his cross-domain perspective—having moved between development, advisory, and research roles—which helps him bridge gaps between product teams, operators, and security stakeholders.
4 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Engineering, Computer Engineering, Diploma in Engineering, Computer Engineering at Saint Mary's UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University
Github Skills (30)
kubernetes10
microsoft10
cybersecurity10
analytics10
security10
azure10
cloud-native10
kql10
intelligent10
microsoft-sql9
microsoft-azure9
microsoft-graph9
data-explorer8
sql-server8
tsql8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ccmsft/Azure-Sentinel
Feb 2023 - Jul 2023
Cloud-native SIEM for intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise.
Contributions:7 pushes, 4 branches in 5 months
ccmsft/CanadaPubSecALZ
Mar 2022 - May 2022
This reference implementation is based on Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure and provides an opinionated implementation that enables ITSG-33 regulatory compliance by using NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 and Canada Federal PBMM Regulatory Compliance Policy Sets.
Contributions:7 pushes, 4 branches in 1 month
policygcpnistregulatoryadoption
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