Ben Read is the Director of Mandiant Threat Intelligence’s cyber espionage team. The team he leads tracks and reports on espionage groups from China, Russia, North Korea and many other countries. He was an analyst on the same team at iSIGHT Partners before it was acquired by FireEye in January 2016. Prior to iSIGHT, Mr. Read worked as a special assistant at the National Security Council’s European Affairs Directorate. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program, where he teaches on cyber operations.