Hayley Cohen is an Executive Security Advisor and Gamification Engineer for the IBM Security Command Center, and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She leads companies, intelligence agencies and governments through simulated cyber-attacks, and builds one-of-a-kind scenarios for custom client experiences. 

 

Aside from sharing best practices from a business perspective, Hayley also demonstrates hacking techniques and tools to provide insight into how threat actors conduct attacks.

Prior to joining the Command Center, Hayley was a software engineer for various IBM Security teams, where she worked with leading technologists to develop world class security products. Hayley holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Tufts University School of Engineering where she focused her studies on cybersecurity and international policy.

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Hayley has run simulations and demonstrations for business and technical leaders around the world. Her recent keynotes include IBM Security Master Skills Munich, Massachusetts Digital Government Summit and Minnesota Government IT Symposium.