James Elliott is a member of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and has worked in the IT security field for over 20 years. James has worked in roles involving computer network defense, incident response, forensics, and cyber threat intelligence for both private sector and Government organizations. Over the past 12 years, James has focused his efforts on building cyber threat intelligence teams for the Department of Defense and private sector companies. James also spends time teaching analysts how to hunt and track nation state threat actor groups.

When not hunting threat actors, James enjoys hunting for bottles of rare bourbon.