Summary
Daniel Han is a cyber operations professional blending offensive security, AI, and data science with 11 years of hands-on experience across industry and academia. Currently interning at MITRE and KKR while pursuing an MS in Cyber Security Engineering at USC, he brings practical penetration testing experience from IBM X-Force Red and teaches cybersecurity to broaden community capability. His background in data journalism and roles supporting data science operations reflect a rare mix of investigative curiosity and technical rigor applied to threat analysis and tooling. Comfortable moving between red-team engagements, AI-assisted security research, and instructional roles, he focuses on turning complex attack surface insights into actionable defenses. Notably, his interdisciplinary training—BA in Intelligence & Cyber Operations plus a Data Science minor—helps him bridge analyst, operator, and developer perspectives. Contact: dhan6609[at]usc[dot]edu.
10 years of coding experience
M.S. Cyber Security Engineering, M.S. Cyber Security Engineering at University of Southern California
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at North Hollywood High School (Highly Gifted Magnet)