Summary
Megan Squire is a threat intelligence researcher and certified digital investigator with a PhD in computer science and 13 years of experience blending academic rigor with hands-on OSINT and cyber investigations. She currently researches threats at F-Secure and runs Parity Bit Research, where she leads cryptocurrency tracing, SOCMINT, API exploit analysis, and red team-style investigations. Previously she directed data analytics and OSINT at the Southern Poverty Law Center and spent nearly two decades as a computer science professor, bringing a rare mix of teaching, research, and operational experience. A Python author and creator of the "whack-a-mole" project and curated data sets, she contributes practical tooling and reproducible datasets to the threat intelligence community. Based in Elon, North Carolina, Megan is known for turning messy open-source signals into auditable, actionable intelligence for both civil-society and corporate defenders.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History, Public Policy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History, Public Policy at William & Mary