Mick Douglas
Assistant Professor
Managing Partner at InfoSec Innovations
Specialities
Cyber Defense, Offensive Operations
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About Mick
For more than two decades, Mick Douglas, a hands-on practitioner, teacher, and community mentor, has helped thousands of defenders sharpen their craft, turning complex detection, response, and intelligence concepts into clear, repeatable methods that build confidence and capability. His students learn to see patterns others miss, anticipate adversaries’ next moves, and apply tested frameworks that work under pressure.
As a Principal Instructor for the SANS Institute, Mick teaches three cornerstone courses: SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling, SEC555: Detection Engineering and SIEM Analytics, and SEC497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). As Managing Partner at InfoSec Innovations, he leads consulting engagements that help organizations strengthen defenses and build resilient detection programs. Whether analyzing adversary behavior, developing detection pipelines, or guiding open-source investigations, Mick emphasizes curiosity and disciplined experimentation as the foundation of defensive excellence.
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Recognitions
- Powercat Netcat implementation in PowerShell 2.0 to allow maximum portability on all PowerShell enabled hosts.
- Pause-Process PowerShell script which allows one to pause/unpause a running application. Makes use of existing OS functionality so there is no need to install any additional components. Can be used to allow defenders to respond at a lower threshold.
- Fantastic This is a visualizing tool made by InfoSec Innovations for exploring computer networks. It aims to provide a way for network security novices and professionals alike to find and fix security issues.