Evan Gaustad

Specialist

Evan is a threat detection and machine learning specialist working for a start-up to deliver next generation intelligent enterprise security solutions in detection and response automation. He previously worked at the Target Corporation, applying machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to detect and stop threat actors. Evan also managed the threat detection team at Target’s Cyber Fusion Center (CFC), which delivered detection capabilities and performed threat hunting in collaboration with the incident response team. He has over a decade of experience in security working in various roles from system security engineering to penetration testing in defense, banking, and retail industries. He is in the Georgia Tech OMSCS master’s program for machine learning and holds an M.S. in Information Security Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA from St. Thomas University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.