Ryan Fetterman
Security Research, Cisco Talos
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolRyan Fetterman is a cybersecurity leader with nine years of applied research and operational experience focused on securing enterprise and tactical systems across Defense, Justice, Health, and Homeland Security domains. Currently leading AI security research for Cisco Foundation AI, he combines hands-on security engineering with AI-driven SOC modernization and pipeline hardening. Previously he shaped cyber analytics and malware analysis programs at MITRE and drove strategic security R&D at Splunk, bringing deep expertise in threat hunting, security analytic development, and defensive cyber operations. He pairs advanced academic credentials—including a D.Eng. in Engineering Management and an MS in Systems Engineering—with practical consulting and systems design experience from Booz Allen and DoD engagements. Known as a pragmatic security researcher, he bridges data science and operational tradecraft to deliver defensible, production-ready analytics. Based in Washington, D.C., he brings an uncommon mix of policy-aware thinking and hands-on tooling focus to AI-era cybersecurity challenges.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Engineering - D.Eng., Systems Engineering, Doctor of Engineering - D.Eng., Systems Engineering at The George Washington University - School of Engineering & Applied ScienceBachelor of Science - BS, Security and Risk Analysis - Intelligence Analysis and Modeling, Bachelor of Science - BS, Security and Risk Analysis - Intelligence Analysis and Modeling at Penn State University
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Github Skills (8)
splunk7
security4
threat-intelligence3
threat-hunting3
obfuscation3
cybersecurity3
infosec2
powershell2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
splunk/macro-level-attack-trending
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Aggregated ATT&CK technique reporting data. Presented at Splunk GovSummit December 2022
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes in 25 days
splunk
Cisco-Talos/PEAK
Aug 2023 - Feb 2024
Security Content for the PEAK Threat Hunting Framework
Contributions:22 pushes in 5 months
securitythreat-hunting
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