Nathaniel Quist is the Manager of the Cloud Threat Intelligence Team for Cortex Cloud, where he collaborates with the Cortex and Unit 42 researchers to track threat actors targeting cloud platforms and services. He holds a Master of Science in Information Security Engineering from The SANS Institute and has authored several publications for Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, Prisma Cloud, and the SANS InfoSec Reading Room. Outside of cloud threats, he enjoys puzzles, blockchain, and ranching.