Austin Rappeport

Austin Rappeport currently serves as the Head of Detection Engineering and Automation at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, overseeing a team focused on custom detections across various cybersecurity platforms while enhancing the Cyber Fusion Center through automated workflows. Prior to this role, Austin functioned as a Threat Defense Consultant and Cyber Threat Analyst at Zurich, where responsibilities included developing cybersecurity detections and analyzing external threats. Earlier experience includes working as a CIP Compliance Engineer at ComEd and as an Electrical Engineer at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where auditing compliance and improving cybersecurity standards were key tasks. Austin holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.