William Smith

William Smith is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as the Manager of Detection and Defense at Berkshire Hathaway Energy since June 2020, where responsibilities include leading security system orchestration, overseeing endpoint detection and response implementations, and conducting threat hunting operations. Additionally, William holds a position as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst with the Air National Guard, focusing on threat identification and malware activity analysis while holding a top secret/SCI security clearance. Previous roles include IT Security Analyst at Kum & Go, where security operations for corporate and retail environments were managed, and IT Risk Advisory Staff at EY, where testing IT controls for Fortune 500 companies was conducted. William earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University and recently completed an MBA with a focus on Analytics at the University of Iowa.