Jay Jacobs

Data Scientist, Cyentia Institute

Jay is a security data scientist with a deep-seated passion for using data to improve cybersecurity decisions, practice, and products. He enjoys digging into data to find the insight and knowledge to tackle hard problems and do amazing things for his company, customers, and the community at large. Though he's taken on many projects, he's best known for his contributions to Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report series and book "Data-Driven Security: Analysis, Visualization and Dashboards." He is a founding member of the Society of Information Risk Analysts, and remains an active proponent of improving how we measure and manage risk.