Brian Olson

Brian Olson is an experienced security professional with a robust background in technical security engineering, security operations, and incident response. Notable roles include Senior Technical Security Engineer at Verizon Media, where Olson established a global intrusion detection and response program, and Senior Manager of Security Operations, overseeing the remediation of the Yahoo breach and scaling the security team. Prior experience includes key positions at CSC, the US Navy, and CrowdStrike, culminating in the role of Production Engineering Manager (Security) at Meta, leading a global detection engineering team. Additionally, Olson serves as a Certified Instructor at the SANS Institute, teaching graduate-level courses in information security. Olson holds a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems Security from the University of Maryland Global Campus.