Michael Wirtz

Michael Wirtz currently serves as Engagement Lead at Arete since June 2023. Prior experience includes a tenure at Lodestone from May 2021 to June 2023, where Wirtz held roles from Senior Consultant to Principal, focusing on incident response, delivery of professional services, and service innovation. Previously, Wirtz worked at IBM in the X-Force Incident Response team, providing services in information security and incident management. Experience also includes roles at Silotech Group, where Wirtz performed incident handling and analysis, and within the US Navy, where Wirtz led digital forensics and malware analysis efforts. Wirtz's career began at the National Security Agency, where responsibilities included malware triage and network monitoring for security threats.