Kathryn Knerler
Department Manager, Cyber New Professionals Development Program, The MITRE Corporation
Department Manager, Cyber New Professionals Development Program, The MITRE Corporation
Kathryn has decades of experience in cybersecurity network defense. Her experience includes front-line cyber analysis and incident response, network security engineering, and security architecture. At MITRE since 2009, she specializes in innovating in cyber threat intelligence and advising government executives in operationalizing cybersecurity strategies. She is currently the Department Manager for the Cyber New Professionals development program for professionals with two years or less in the field. She spent the bulk of her career at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where she advanced through the ranks to become Program Director of the Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC). Kathryn has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a M.S. in Cybersecurity, and an M.B.A.