Zack Allen is the Director of Security Detection and Research at Datadog. Previously, he has worked in threat research for the US Air Force, Fastly, and ZeroFox. Outside of his professional life, Zack is a full-time dad and husband, MBA candidate at NYU Stern, a volunteer red teamer for security competitions, and a part-time independent researcher. He is also one of the founders of SPARSA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to security education.