Michael Sikorski is a well-known expert in malware analysis. He is a Technical Director at Mandiant and a member of the Mandiant Labs (M-Labs) leadership team. He leads the M-Labs malware analysis team through reverse engineering malware as a primary analyst and manages the overall workflow and process used by the team. Mike created a series of courses in malware analysis and teaches them to a variety of audiences including the FBI, NSA, private companies, and Black Hat. He is co-author of the book “Practical Malware Analysis,” which was published by No Starch Press in early 2012.

Mike has over a decade of experience in the field of computer security and technical development supporting government computer network operations. He came to Mandiant from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory. Mike is also a graduate of the National Security Agency's three-year Systems and Network Interdisciplinary Program (SNIP).