Justin Pierce

Justin Pierce, CISSP, is a cybersecurity professional with over fifteen years of experience and currently serves as the Lead Defensive Cyber Operations Engineer at MITRE while also owning Defensive Cyber, LLC. Previously, Justin held positions as a Lead Systems Engineer at Gryphon Technologies and ManTech, where significant accomplishments included leading network modernization efforts and implementing security solutions to improve organizational security and operational efficiency. Justin's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, with ongoing studies in General Education and Business Administration at Fayetteville Technical Community College.