Shapor Naghibzadeh

Engineer, builder, and cybersecurity expert passionate about AI, open-source, and data analytics.

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Engineer in San Francisco who loves to create (and break) things
Driving generative AI engineering efforts for Google Cloud Security
Launched Chronicle out of X with co-founders Mike & Stephen and landed it back at Google.
Built Backstory with the help of an amazing team [whitepaper, Forbes]
Founding engineer of TAG after joining Google security under exciting circumstances

CASTp: computed atlas of surface topography of proteins - PDF, Google Scholar (2003)
Message control system in a shared hosting environment - PDF (2007)
Gathering indicators of compromise for security threat detection - PDF (2016)
Efficient Processing of Computer Security Data - PDF (2018)
User interfaces for presenting cybersecurity data - PDF (2021)
Parsing unlabeled computer security data logs - PDF (2022)
Pending patents related to applied AI in security operations (2023, 2024)

📄 The Perks Were Nice—But Time for Something New (Mar 12, 2025)
📄 From Barefoot Kayakers and Mohawks to an 18-Year Googleversary (Feb 26, 2025)
Agents for Cybersecurity Operations: Transforming Detection and Response with AI, Flocon (2025)
Avoiding Data Platform Pitfalls Building Security Products (2023)
Learnings from Operation Aurora - NVTC Capital CyberSecurity Summit Keynote (2020)
Fighting Cyberattacks on a Global Scale with Security Analytics, 2020
The Magic Behind Security at Google (Leaders Exchange: The Magician at the NoMad, New York, NY), 2020
Leveraging Security Telemetry at Planet Scale (Google Cloud Security Summit, Washington DC), 2020
The Benefits of Good Data and Unmatched Security Capabilities (Tanium CONVERGE, Nashville, TN), 2019
Reimagining Enterprise Security (Leaders Forum: Security, Toronto, Canada), 2019
The State of OT Cybersecurity in the Utilities Industry (The Atlantic Council, Washington DC), 2019
Security Analytics as a Force Multiplier for Threat Hunting (Tenable Edge, Atlanta, GA), 2019
Redefining Security Analytics with Chronicle Backstory (2019)
Advanced Malware Threat Hunting and Investigation with VirusTotal Intelligence (SANS, 2018)

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