Neil Weitzel, SOC Manager at ThreatX leverages 15+ years of experience working in various roles, from user support to leading security programs cultivating his unique expertise in security architecture and cybersecurity best practices. Before ThreatX, Neil worked with organizations such as Cognizant as an Application Security Architect, Cigital (now Synopsys) as their Practice Director of Vulnerability Assessments, and EIQ Networks (now Cygilant) as their Director of Security Research. Neil also served as a Cybersecurity Instructor and delivered numerous Security and Defensive Programming courses to various clients such as NASA and PayPal. He is an active member of the security community and has delivered lectures at DEF CON, OWASP and local security meetups. Neil also acts as an adjunct lecturer on Software Engineering at his alma mater, Indiana University.