Blog: Rethinking Application Security | Cobalt | Dr. Wade Baker

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Dr. Wade Baker

Dr. Wade Baker is a Co-Founder of the Cyentia Institute, which focuses on improving cybersecurity knowledge and practice through data-driven research. He’s also a professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Business, working to prepare the next generation of industry leaders. Prior to this, Wade held positions as the VP of Strategy at ThreatConnect and was the CTO of Security Solutions at Verizon, where he had the great privilege of leading Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) research team for 8 years.

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