Jonathan Baker
Member at Forbes Technology Council
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Baker is a cybersecurity executive with 18 years of experience turning threat intelligence and exposure management into operational programs that produce measurable security outcomes. As VP of Threat‑Informed Defense at AttackIQ and former co‑founder and director of MITRE’s Center for Threat‑Informed Defense, he has guided the maturation of CTEM and threat‑informed defense from research concept to industry practice. He combines deep technical pedigree—co‑leading work on ATT&CK, CALDERA, OVAL and early STIX/TAXII development—with program leadership in product, professional services, and industry engagement. Known for building high‑performing teams and pragmatic methodologies, he helps organizations move beyond compliance to disciplined, outcome‑driven operations. Jonathan’s career blends public‑interest impact with commercial execution, including shepherding standards and open tools that are widely embedded in security automation. Based in Brookline, MA, he pairs a psychology undergrad with an MS in software engineering, a background that informs his focus on decision‑centric security strategies.
18 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
The Bishop's SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology at Tufts UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science Software Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science Software Engineering at Boston University
Github Skills (40)
mitre-attack10
openlibrary10
nist10
cybersecurity10
mappings10
cyber-threat-intelligence10
risk-management10
cve10
emulation10
security9
vendor9
aws9
oasis9
azure9
share-extension8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
center-for-threat-informed-defense/attack_to_cve
Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
🚨ATTENTION🚨 The CVE mappings have migrated to the Center’s Mappings Explorer project. See README below. This repository is kept here as an archive.
Contributions:73 commits, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 year 3 months
cvecybersecurityctidmitre-attackthreat-informed-defense
center-for-threat-informed-defense/adversary_emulation_library
Apr 2020 - Sep 2022
An open library of adversary emulation plans designed to empower organizations to test their defenses based on real-world TTPs.
Contributions:5 reviews, 44 commits, 9 PRs in 2 years 4 months
emulationopenlibraryctidcybersecuritythreat-informed-defense
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