Allie Mellen
Principal Analyst, Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield
Allie Mellen is listed as Principal Analyst, Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield. Allie is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 18 November 2026.
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About
Allie Mellen is a Principal Director, Security Research and Threat Intelligence on the Microsoft Security Research team. She spent over five years as a Forrester analyst advising Global 2000 organizations on cybersecurity policy and practice, with a focus on detecting and responding to nation-state attacks. Her cybersecurity career began as a hacker, with her research ultimately featured on stage at the world’s most respected information security event series, Black Hat USA, before she became a hands-on security practitioner. A featured speaker at many leading security conferences, including RSA Conference, Black Hat, and SANS events, her insights are frequently featured in top business and technology media outlets, including NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- Agentic Security Unfiltered with Allie Mellen: Hype vs. Reality Speaker · 18 November 2026
- The Alert Is Dead. The Blueprint for the Agentic SOC Speaker · 18 November 2026
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Allie at events on B2DB.
- Amir Gharib Principal Security Researcher · Microsoft 1 shared session
- Kim Kischel Senior Director of Product Marketing (Agentic AI, Endpoint, Identity, & Email Security) · Microsoft 1 shared session
- Raviv Tamir Vice President, General Manager of Defender Protection Engines, Microsoft Threat Protection · Microsoft 1 shared session
- Rob Lefferts 1 shared session
- Tanmay Ganacharya Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security Research & Threat Intelligence · Microsoft 1 shared session