Summary
Joseph Bussing is a senior manager in cybersecurity with eight years of hands-on experience leading threat research and incident response at CrowdStrike, and prior operational roles at Airbnb and Lockheed Martin. He blends technical rigor—backed by a SANS GIAC GCIH certification—with strategic leadership, progressing from senior security researcher to senior manager within a single, fast-paced organization. Based in San Francisco, he focuses on translating complex intelligence into actionable defenses and has a background in cyber intelligence analysis complemented by a masters in international relations. His work sits at the intersection of technical detection, adversary tracking, and policy-aware risk assessment, informed by a humanities-driven perspective from a BA in Middle Eastern History. He publishes thoughts on crypto and security at cryptocult.wordpress.com, signaling a curiosity for emerging threat landscapes beyond his day job. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic leader who elevates technical teams while keeping sight of strategic mission outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa Cruz
Master of Arts (M.A.) International Relations and Affairs, Master of Arts (M.A.) International Relations and Affairs at The New School
English, Persian, Arabic