David Mashburn

Every SOC analyst knows that moment when alerts cascade, the room goes quiet, and every decision counts. The moment when skill, instinct, and teamwork decide what happens next. David Mashburn helps defenders find focus, teaching how to transform noise into understanding and data into defense.

A SANS Certified Instructor and Chief Information Security Officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David teaches SEC450: SOC Analyst Training – Applied Skills for Cyber Defense Operations, guiding defenders to connect data with purpose. His mission is simple: make security operations more analytical, disciplined, and human by showing how context transforms information into intelligence. For David, every class is a chance to turn curiosity into confidence, helping students realize that great defense isn’t about reacting faster; it’s about thinking like investigators, questioning everything, and trusting the process.