Ashley Thomas is a Security Researcher at SecureWorks and a member of the Counter Threat Unit team. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University and several industry-recognized certifications, including CISSP, GCIA, GREM, GCLD, and GWEB. Ashley has authored numerous papers in the field of Intrusion Detection and holds several patents related to this domain. When not working, he enjoys playing soccer and chess.