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Joe Slowik

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Director, Cybersecurity Alerting Strategy at Dataminr
📍 Reston, Virginia, United States

Joe is a cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience in cyber threat intelligence (CTI), critical infrastructure security, and incident response. He currently leads the Cybersecurity Alerting Strategy at Dataminr, focusing on applying AI to security. His background includes roles at MITRE, Huntress, and serving as an Information Warfare Officer in the US Navy.

Outside of his primary role, Joe is the founder and owner of Paralus LLC, where he designs and teaches cybersecurity training courses. In a recent interview, he shared that his interest in technology started from a young age, tinkering with early computers to get games to work, and mentioned that he has children.

Unique fact: Joe was named one of the Top 10 Cybersecurity Experts for 2021 by Cyber Defense Magazine.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director, Cybersecurity Alerting Strategy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Reston, Virginia, United States
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Critical Infrastructure Security
A core focus of his career, having held senior roles in this domain at MITRE and Dragos, and frequently speaking on threats to ICS/OT environments.
AI in Cybersecurity
His current role at Dataminr is dedicated to enhancing AI models for cybersecurity alerting and analysis on large datasets.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Director, Cybersecurity Alerting Strategy
Dataminr
1-2024 - 4-2025
Principal Critical Infrastructure Threat Intelligence Engineer
MITRE
1-2024 - 4-2025
ATT&CK CTI Lead
MITRE
1-2023 - 1-2024
Threat Intelligence Manager
Huntress
5-2021 - 12-2022
Senior Manager, Threat Intelligence & Detection Engineering
Gigamon
In the press

Media appearances

Shields Up: Preempting Fast‑Breaking Cyber Exploits and Exposures in 2026. Featured in Dataminr
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Education
2000 - 2004
BA
Michigan State University
2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
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