Dr. Justin Novak is a Senior Security Operations Researcher at the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute, leading a team as part of the Security Operations Division supporting the US Department of State, Department of Defense, and United States Treasury. In this role, his main focus in on capacity building for incident responders – both at the individual and organizational level. At the SEI, he is also involved in research on the development and operation of CSIRTs, Sector CSIRTs, and Security Operations Centers, focusing on incident response and incident management.

Prior to the SEI, Justin worked in a variety of government roles, including with the federal government at the Department of Defense, and in state government. Justin holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in Security Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, and a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from George Mason University with a focus on the impacts of development of innovative open-source software. Justin also serves as an adjunct professor at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing.