Dave Johnson

Pre-sales Technical Director

Dave Johnson has grown the cybersecurity community through diverse roles: practitioner, elected leader, conference and hackerspace founder, author, and speaker. He excels at applying broad technical knowledge across cybersecurity disciplines. In his free time, he builds community architecture, sings shanties, creates culinary masterpieces, 3D prints, collects unique books, and hunts for rare tiki ephemera. His spirit animal is Buckaroo Banzai.

Posts by Dave Johnson

Company news | 6 min read
Why we started the Job Security Podcast: building community in cybersecurity

Announcing "The Job Security Podcast" sponsored by Expel. We're focusing on creating and sharing stories with the cybersecurity community.

Company news | 2 min read
Pack your bags: Expel hits the cybersecurity event circuit

We’re headed to the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit and AWS re:Inforce to talk shop and show off our industry-leading services.

Current events | 2 min read
Celebrating(?) 20 years of Patch Tuesday

It’s the 20th anniversary of Patch Tuesday. We can’t patch all vulnerabilities, so we focus on what has the biggest impact.

MDR | 6 min read
Wake me up, before you log-log (…or when September ends, whichever comes first)

Logs are a necessary and useful component in any cybersecurity practice, but when and how you use them can significantly change your security outcomes.

SOC | 4 min read
The SOC organic

MDR should be organic. Learn how Expel combines the best automation with human insight to deliver the security your organization needs.

Expel culture | 5 min read
The Security Clause

Like Santa, a new cybersecurity pro has a lot to learn. See the surprising parallels between The Santa Clause and starting a new security role.

Cloud security | 4 min read
Dr. Strangelog or: How I learned to stop worrying and love alerts

Higher-fidelity data leads to better security alerts. Our advanced tech embeds more context and stability to provide more refined security signals.

MDR | 4 min read
Who ya gonna call (to make the most of your SIEM data)?

Import your SIEM into Expel Workbench and turn hours of development into custom rules. Find out why you might not need a SIEM at all.