Adam Shostack

Adam Shostack is an accomplished professional in the field of cybersecurity, serving as the President of Shostack + Associates since January 2016, where high-impact training and consulting in threat modeling, secure development, and DevSecOps are provided. Active with the Black Hat Briefings as a Review Board member since 2011, Adam plays a key role in content selection and speaker introductions. Additionally, Adam is an author at LinkedIn, focusing on teaching threat modeling through on-demand videos, and holds positions as an IANS Research Faculty Member and Advisory Board Member for the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) and IriusRisk. Adam's published work includes the influential book "Threat Modeling: Designing for Security." Furthermore, advisory roles extend to membership on the board of the Oxford University Press Journal of Cybersecurity and participation as a Stars Mentor at the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator. Previous contributions include a board membership with the Seattle Privacy Coalition from 2015 to 2020. Adam's educational background includes studies at Bard College at Simon's Rock and Simon's Rock College of Bard.