Corian (Cory) Kennedy

Senior Manager, Threat Insights & Attribution

Cory Kennedy is a cybersecurity strategist and threat intelligence leader with over two decades of experience in offensive and defensive security. As Head of SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE Team, he develops intelligence-driven frameworks to track, analyze, and disrupt advanced cyber threats. He previously led threat research at Microsoft and was instrumental in securing critical infrastructure at one of the world’s largest ISPs. A recognized innovator in cyber threat analysis, Cory created HackGPT and has conducted industry-defining research, including Android code analysis on DeepSeek. He is an accredited author on the STIX standard and has contributed to advancing adversary tracking methodologies. A frequent speaker at cybersecurity conferences, he focuses on operationalizing intelligence to preempt and mitigate sophisticated cyber attacks.