Richard Emerson is a senior threat hunt analyst with IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence. He has 8 years of experience in the public and private sector tracking a variety of threat actors operating in the cyber domain. Since joining IBM X-Force, Richard has increasingly focused his research on cyber actors operating on behalf of the Iranian government, including helping investigate the Shamoon3 and ZeroCleare attacks. Richard holds a dual degree from American University, as well as maintains industry certifications.