Matt Kiely, Principal Security Researcher at Huntress

Principal Security Researcher at Huntress

Matt Kiely is a Principal Security Researcher at Huntress, where he leads Managed Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) product research, developing products that hit hackers where it hurts. He is a skilled cyber expert with over 10 years of experience in IT and security, working for organizations including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, financial institutions, SimSpace, and the United States Marine Corps. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Northeastern University and a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of Matt's professional credentials include OSCP, eCPPT, eCPTX, CRTO, and CRTP.

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Cyber Security Insights

Identity Changed, the World Remained: Why Businesses Must Change Assumptions about the Security Perimeter

April 23, 2025

We must advance our understanding and catch up to hackers by proclaiming that the security perimeter, as we knew it, no longer exists. When proof of identity is all we need to access our most sensitive, critical data, then the security perimeter is each and every one of us.

Identity Changed, the World Remained: Why Businesses Must Change Assumptions about the Security Perimeter

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