Jason Wood is a security professional and founder with over 20 years of hands-on experience and a decade focused on advanced offensive security, threat hunting, and intrusion research. Currently a TME at Corelight and founder of Paladin Security, he blends practical penetration testing and security architecture review expertise with large-scale threat intelligence developed at CrowdStrike’s OverWatch teams. He’s an experienced leader who mentors strong-willed technical teams and translates complex risk into actionable, business-appropriate solutions. A regular commentator on Security Weekly and an instructor with formal training credentials from SANS and a recent MS in Cybersecurity, he pairs public-facing education with deep operational experience. Notably, he has automated training environments and rapid-response assessments early in his career—skills that inform his pragmatic approach to incident response and secure design.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Other; CORe Credential of Readiness, Pass, Other; CORe Credential of Readiness, Pass at Harvard Business School Online
Graduate Certificate: Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking, Graduate Certificate: Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking at SANS Technology Institute
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science at California Lutheran University
Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance at Western Governors University
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