Ken Underhill is an award-winning cybersecurity professional, bestselling author, and technology leader with more than 25 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, and risk management. His career spans network administration, incident response, penetration testing, and entrepreneurship, giving him firsthand experience helping organizations reduce risk and ensure compliance. Ken is also a former nurse and combat medic and he uses this background to break down complex cybersecurity topics into digestible content for a broad, global audience.
A multi-exit cybersecurity founder, Ken has spent decades helping organizations strengthen their security posture, manage risk, and navigate complex technology challenges. His expertise includes overall cybersecurity strategy, cloud security, incident response, risk management, security awareness, and emerging threats affecting businesses. Ken is also an advisor to multiple startups on AI security and risk.
In addition to his hands-on industry experience, Ken is a cybersecurity newsletter writer for TechnologyAdvice, where he covers cybersecurity news/trends and actionable best practices for business and IT professionals. Ken is also an educator with over 2 million people going through his courses over the years. He has won the Global Cybersecurity 40 under 40 (2x winner), the Cyber Champion award from Women's Society of Cyberjutsu, and the 2019 SC Media award for Outstanding Educator. Ken is also a volunteer with organizations like Minorities in Cybersecurity, Black Girls Hack, and the Whole Cyber Human Initiative, which helps veterans transition into security careers.
Ken holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, with a major in Cybersecurity Management, from Strayer University. His certifications include the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) and he is a former adjunct professor of Digital Forensics. Ken also had a streaming cybersecurity television show from 2020-2022 that reached over 200K monthly viewers around the world.
His work and expertise have been featured in Forbes, Reader's Digest, Medium, TechRepublic, Fox, NBC, CBS, Dark Reading, MSN Money, and other leading publications and media outlets, making him a trusted voice on cybersecurity, election security, and privacy.
