Michael Sikorski
CISO at Cyber Threat Alliance
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Sikorski is a cybersecurity technology leader with 20+ years of experience who currently serves as CTO & VP of Engineering for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, driving engineering, threat intelligence, and product collaboration across a leading security portfolio. He has a deep hands-on background in malware analysis and reverse engineering, built and scaled the FLARE team at FireEye/Mandiant into a global R&D and analysis organization, and led product efforts that turned research into operational threat intelligence. Michael also teaches Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering at Columbia University, where he develops custom malware for coursework and mentors graduate students, demonstrating a rare blend of practitioner, educator, and leader. He contributes at the strategic level as a board member of the Cyber Threat Alliance and advisor to startups, helping shape industry-wide intelligence sharing and proactive interference approaches. Based in New York, he combines government and national-lab experience (NSA, MIT Lincoln Lab) with commercial leadership, and is known for translating deep technical analysis into actionable products and policy briefings. An early adopter of open collaboration, his public handle @mikesiko reflects steady community engagement alongside a track record of impactful disclosures and tooling.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science specializing in Security, Master of Science - MS Computer Science specializing in Security at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of EngineeringBachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering with minor in Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering with minor in Economics at Columbia University
Github Skills (30)
windows10
flare10
malware10
ida10
reverse-engineering10
filezilla9
static-analysis7
artifacts7
pentesting6
putty6
emulation5
powershell5
winscp5
network-analysis5
shellcode5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mikesiko/PracticalMalwareAnalysis-Labs
Apr 2017 - Mar 2022
Binaries for the book Practical Malware Analysis
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
malware
mikesiko/HELLOCUCLASS
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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