Meghan Jacquot
Adjunct Faculty
Meghan Jacquot is a Cybersecurity Engineer with Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in the CERT division.
Meghan Jacquot is a Cybersecurity Engineer with Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in the CERT division, which is a Federally Funded Research Development Center (FFRDC). She is on the cyber risk and resilience team. She is also an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at Carnegie Mellon University within the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. Within her work at CERT, Meghan has led a team to develop two generative AI bots for offensive security for CISA, analyzed international cybersecurity frameworks for comparison with U.S. cybersecurity maturity frameworks, and worked on the enhancement of resiliency for cybersecurity maturity models and training. She enjoys working on emerging technology and cyber resiliency.
Prior to CERT, Meghan worked as a cybersecurity engineer at an offensive cybersecurity startup, where she focused on pentesting and bug bounty programs for a variety of industry sectors. She has also worked at a large threat intelligence organization, Recorded Future, as a cybersecurity analyst on their Insikt (Swedish for insight) team. She conducted research on threat vectors and advanced persistent threats.
Meghan has been published multiple times in WIS Magazine and the US Cybersecurity Magazine. She has also been the guest on podcasts, webinars, and spoken at conferences such as RSAC, OWASP Global AppSec, BlackHat, and DEF CON.
Meghan holds a master’s degree from California State University and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Maryland.
Throughout the year, she helps a variety of organizations including DEF CON as a SOC GOON, CyberCanon, The Diana Initiative, and OWASP. She often reviews CFPs and mentors new speakers. She runs two cyber book clubs, that anyone is welcome to join (HBC - https://hackerbookclub.com/ and DMV books - https://bit.ly/DMVBooks). To relax she also spends time visiting national parks with her partner and hanging with her chinchilla. She’s happy to connect with others on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-jacquot-carpe-diem/.
Prior to diving into her career in cybersecurity, Meghan managed a STEM maker lab, conducted IT work for K-12 schools, and taught AP computer science and engineering to 11-12th graders.
Prior to CERT, Meghan worked as a cybersecurity engineer at an offensive cybersecurity startup, where she focused on pentesting and bug bounty programs for a variety of industry sectors. She has also worked at a large threat intelligence organization, Recorded Future, as a cybersecurity analyst on their Insikt (Swedish for insight) team. She conducted research on threat vectors and advanced persistent threats.
Meghan has been published multiple times in WIS Magazine and the US Cybersecurity Magazine. She has also been the guest on podcasts, webinars, and spoken at conferences such as RSAC, OWASP Global AppSec, BlackHat, and DEF CON.
Meghan holds a master’s degree from California State University and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Maryland.
Throughout the year, she helps a variety of organizations including DEF CON as a SOC GOON, CyberCanon, The Diana Initiative, and OWASP. She often reviews CFPs and mentors new speakers. She runs two cyber book clubs, that anyone is welcome to join (HBC - https://hackerbookclub.com/ and DMV books - https://bit.ly/DMVBooks). To relax she also spends time visiting national parks with her partner and hanging with her chinchilla. She’s happy to connect with others on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-jacquot-carpe-diem/.
Prior to diving into her career in cybersecurity, Meghan managed a STEM maker lab, conducted IT work for K-12 schools, and taught AP computer science and engineering to 11-12th graders.