Eric Clay.

I'm the Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Lead of Threat Intelligence Research at Flare, a cybersecurity company focused on external threat intelligence.

My research focuses on the infostealer ecosystem, initial access broker markets, dark web forums, and the growing role of AI in both cybercriminal operations and threat intelligence. I've published in academic journals, presented at DEF CON and BSides, and contributed to reports used by security teams across the industry.

Before Flare, I built marketing and go-to-market practices for cybersecurity companies including Dark Cubed, where I worked on U.S. Department of Defense contracts. I studied History at the University of Virginia.