Erica Naone currently serves as senior manager for external engagement in Unit 42 Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks. Erica has been at Palo Alto Networks since 2019. She is an alumna of St. John’s College in Annapolis and MIT, and has written for publications including MIT Technology Review, Reuters, Discover and Atlas Obscura. She enjoys writing about trends in the threat landscape and incident response. Outside of cybersecurity, Erica reads space opera, practices barre and watches professional wrestling.