Emily Hacker, a threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft, working on the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, joins Stephanie, Ilana, and Evan on this week's episode of Secure the Job: Breaking into Security. Emily's team helps anticipate, pre-empt, and respond to different incidents on the front lines of customers' networks. Emily discusses the role threat intelligence plays within cybersecurity, the challenges of tracking cyber criminals, and the importance of soft skills on the job.

In This Episode You Will Learn:    

• What Emily finds the most interesting about her work 
• What changes need to happen for us to get ahead of cybercriminals 
• How Emily ended up working for the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center 

Some Questions We Ask:    

• What are some of the biggest trends you’ve seen in the last few months?  
• How would you define threat intelligence?  
• If you had to explain your job to an average joe, how would you explain it?  

Resources:   

Follow Emily on Twitter 

View Emily Hacker on LinkedIn 

View Stephanie Machuca on LinkedIn 

View Ilana Basman on LinkedIn 

View Evan Brown on LinkedIn 

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                  

Listen to: Uncovering Hidden Risks   

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson  

Listen to: Security Unlocked    

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault      

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts 

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