Ethan Chen

Senior Product Manager

Ethan is a Senior Product Manager at Expel, where he builds products to protect the cloud—particularly as AI introduces new wrinkles to the landscape. He's a Penn alum (former sprinter) who mentors students breaking into their careers. When he logs off, you'll find him doing improv near Broadway, making pizza from scratch, or somewhere remote—he's backpacked through Patagonia and Antarctica.

Posts by Ethan Chen

MDR | 4 min read

Expel + AWS Security Hub: Turning findings into action

Expel is a partner for the new AWS Security Hub. We layer detection engineering on top of its finding to solve prioritization problems.

Product | 6 min read

How we built this: machine learning, IAM, and ITDR with Expel’s SOC

Expel uses AI-powered classification to categorize our identity alerts and provide transparent decision-making. Here's how we do it.

Current events | 2 min read

Key takeaways from AWS re:Inforce 2025

Expel recently attended the 2025 AWS re:Inforce conference, where our CEO David Merkel spoke at AWS Security Live. Here's what we learned.

Cloud security | 3 min read

Comparison of cloud resources (part IV): Making a roadmap for cloud security

This is part four of our four-part blog series on comparing cloud resources. Part four covers the roadmap for cloud security.

Cloud security | 14 min read

Comparison of cloud resources (part III): Demystifying cloud security tools in the platform and application layer

This is part three of our four-part blog series on comparing cloud resources. Part three defines tools used in the platform and app layers.

Cloud security | 8 min read

Comparison of cloud resources (part II): Demystifying cloud security tools

This is part two of our four-part blog series on comparing cloud resources. Part two defines the types of tools used for cloud security.

Cloud security | 5 min read

Comparison of cloud resources (part I): Securing every layer of your cloud—from the control plane to apps

This is part one of our four-part blog series on comparing cloud resources. Part one covers the layers of the cloud infrastructure.

Cloud security | 9 min read

Vulnerability management for cloud environments

Vulnerability management in the cloud has its own unique challenges and strategies. Dive into the nuances and how Expel can help.

Cloud security | 8 min read

Cloud security: alert best practices (part II)

This is part two of a two-part blog on cloud security alerts, including what makes them unique and best practices for management.

Cloud security | 8 min read

Cloud security: alerts vs. on-prem alerts (part I)

This is part one of a two-part blog on cloud security alerts, including what makes them unique and best practices for management.

Cloud security | 6 min read

Part II: Fundamentals of Kubernetes security

Learn about the fundamentals of Kubernetes, including the four Cs of Kubernetes security and how Expel can help protect it.

Cloud security | 8 min read

Part I: Fundamentals of Kubernetes security

Learn about the fundamentals of Kubernetes, including its architecture, challenges, and false positives in part one of this two-part blog series.