Mike Cunningham
R&D Program Manager at MITRE
California, United States
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Top SchoolMike Cunningham is an R&D Program Manager and cyber security professional with five years of focused experience leading adversary emulation, threat-informed defense, and cyber operations at MITRE. His background blends hands-on offensive network security (M.S. in Technology Studies) and operational tradecraft from roles in the U.S. Navy Reserve and NSA Tailored Access Operations, enabling him to bridge technical research and mission-driven program execution. At MITRE he progressed from senior engineer to program lead, driving R&D initiatives that translate threat intelligence into emulation capabilities and actionable defensive guidance. Based in California, he also invests in community mentorship as a high school assistant track and field coach, reflecting a practical leadership style that pairs technical rigor with team development.
5 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoMaster of Science (M.S.), Technology Studies - Offensive Network Security, Master of Science (M.S.), Technology Studies - Offensive Network Security at Eastern Michigan University
English
Github Skills (34)
boundaries10
explore10
cyber-threat-intelligence10
mitre-attack9
web-application9
cybersecurity9
annotate9
emulation9
data-visualization8
vendor8
workbench8
angular8
security8
data-science8
user-interface7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
center-for-threat-informed-defense/sightings_ecosystem
Apr 2021 - Oct 2022
Sightings Ecosystem gives cyber defenders visibility into what adversaries actually do in the wild. With your help, we are tracking MITRE ATT&CK® techniques observed to give defenders real data on technique prevalence.
Contributions:1 review, 37 commits, 9 PRs in 1 year 6 months
boundariesvendorcyber-threat-intelligencesecuritymitre-attack
center-for-threat-informed-defense/workshop
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
Contributions:17 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 8 days
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