Dan O'day
Senior Consulting Director at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolDan O'day is a senior cybersecurity leader with 11+ years specializing in digital forensics and incident response, currently directing Unit 42’s integration of threat intelligence into incident response at Palo Alto Networks. He blends hands‑on DFIR work—ransomware, APTs, network intrusions—and expert testimony with software development skills (Python, Go, BigQuery, Elastic Stack) to automate and scale forensic analysis. His background includes managing enterprise incident response at KPMG, building digital evidence programs for law enforcement, and teaching forensic and scripting courses. Known for translating noisy technical artifacts into courtroom‑ready findings, he also applies data analysis and LLMs to surface trends and improve proactive risk posture. Not obviously, he started in the Army National Guard as a radio operator, giving him deep practical experience in communications, COMSEC, and tactical systems that inform his investigative instincts.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Management at Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.) Technology, Master of Science (M.S.) Technology at Purdue University Northwest
Stackoverflow
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google-chrome
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database
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sqlite
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Github Skills (110)
unicorns10
parse-xml10
incident-response10
xml-parser10
filesystem10
ntfs10
infosec9
database9
cli9
developer-tools9
code-editor9
sms9
svg9
command-line-tool9
visualization9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
4n68r/4n68r-hugo-site
Jul 2018 - Nov 2022
The Hugo stuff for my main site
Contributions:1 PR, 5 pushes in 4 years 4 months
hugohugo-theme
danzek/presentations
Nov 2014 - Mar 2019
Contributions:9 commits, 10 pushes in 4 years 4 months
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