Joel has more than 20 years of experience in the intelligence and information assurance fields.
He started off working as a CPA for the Big Four accounting firms managing audit teams serving Fortune 100 clients. Joel then moved into intelligence, joining the CIA, where he spent over a decade working on sensitive national security issues, where he eventually focused on cyber counter-intelligence with an emphasis on threats emerging from Southeast Asia.
Joel has developed a deep understanding of the global security landscape and how the dark web economy facilitates the development and spread of cyber intrusion.