Bryant Pickford

Bryant Pickford is a Security Specialist Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he leads security, risk, and compliance discussions with enterprise customers to align strategies and drive secure outcomes on the AWS platform. With over four years at AWS and deep expertise in Edge Security, Threat Detection, and Generative AI, Bryant specializes in identifying emerging threats and developing practical defense strategies for cloud-native environments.

Bryant holds a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from Miami Dade College, with additional specialized training in Applied Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Cloud Computing, and Computer Science. This academic foundation provides him with a comprehensive understanding of both offensive and defensive security techniques, AI system lifecycles, and cloud-native architectures.

Bryant's work spans cloud security, managing web attacks, mitigating DDoS events, threat detection, and ensuring security best practices across enterprise environments. He guides customers in integrating AWS security controls within their frameworks, addresses complex security challenges through strategic recommendations and deep-dive discussions, and builds strong relationships that empower organizations to respond effectively to security incidents.

Bryant is passionate about advancing the cybersecurity community's understanding of emerging security challenges. He translates complex technical concepts into actionable guidance for practitioners, focusing on practical, production-tested approaches that balance security effectiveness with operational feasibility, drawing from real-world customer engagements and emerging threat intelligence.