Anna Chung

Anna Chung is a Principal Researcher at Unit 42, the global threat intelligence team of Palo Alto Networks. Anna works at the crossroads of cyber threat intelligence, underground economics, and cyber behavior analysis. Anna has a BA degree from the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), and a master’s degree in international communication from American University, Washington D.C. With her social science background, Anna believes a mature cyber threat intelligence program should capture both major elements including technical abuses and offensive human behaviors, enabling timely detection and incident responses. In addition, Anna is actively building mentoring partnerships encouraging women with or without a technical background to be part of the information security industry.