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Emerging Threats Analyst

Austen Reece

Emerging Threats Analyst / Detection Engineer at Trinity Cyber

Emerging Threats Analyst with two years of hands-on experience in malware reverse engineering, active threat research, and production detection engineering. Experienced in dissecting novel adversary tradecraft, writing resilient signatures, and building high-fidelity detection logic. Regularly places near the top nationally in collegiate cyber defense and CTF competitions, and spends spare time on radio and hardware hacking projects.

/in/austen-reece 0xConfused St. Petersburg, FL
Security+ Network+ BAS, Cybersecurity 2nd — SECCDC 2023 3rd — NCAE Cyber Games 2022 96th percentile — NCL Spring 2023 95th percentile — NCL Fall 2022 BSides Tampa Uber Badge 2026

Experience

Emerging Threats Analyst (Detection Engineer) JUN 2024 — PRESENT
Trinity Cyber · Washington, DC
  • Discover and research emerging threats before they hit mainstream advisories, translating findings into actionable detection logic.
  • Author layered, multi-stage detections covering malware and exploit activity across network traffic.
  • Serve as regex subject-matter expert, building precise URI- and JavaScript-based detections used in production.
  • Reverse engineer and deobfuscate malware samples to extract behavioral indicators for detection coverage.
  • Run Quick Reaction Force (QRF) engagements — turning around robust protections for clients under active threat within tight timelines.
THREAT RESEARCH DETECTION ENGINEERING REGEX / YARA MALWARE DEOBFUSCATION

Skills & Tools

Detection Engineering

YARASnortSuricataSigmaKQL

Regex Engineering

PCRE / PCRE2HyperscanPattern Efficiency

SIEM / Detection Platforms

ElasticKibanaEQL

Malware Analysis

IDA ProGhidraStaticDynamicSysinternalsPEStudio

Scripting

JavaScriptPythonBashshPowerShell

Networking / Traffic Analysis

WiresharktcpdumpBurp Suite

Threat Intel & Frameworks

MITRE ATT&CKCyber Kill Chain

Hardware & RF Research

SDRUART Debugging

Certifications & Education

Certifications

CompTIA Security+
Active
CompTIA Network+
Active

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science, Cybersecurity
St. Petersburg College

By The Numbers

2+ yrs
Detection Engineering
Top 5%
National Cyber League (x2)
Podium
SECCDC & NCAE Cyber Games
UBER Badge
Tampa BSides
1st place in badge challenge 2026
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