Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock is the Director of Research and Insights at UpGuard. His team performs original research on how people create problems with computers.

Expertise

Greg Pollock is an accomplished cybersecurity researcher. He specializes in the discovery and analysis of data leaks, the identification of emerging exposure vectors in AI-driven products, and the large-scale surveying of internet infrastructure for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

Greg's Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification provides a formal framework for assessing information systems, directly supporting his research into how system control failures and vulnerabilities lead to data breaches.

Outside of work, Greg volunteers as a referee for youth soccer and serves on a citizen oversight committee for his local water district. He also enjoys functional woodworking and walking his dogs.

Experience

As Director of Research and Insights at UpGuard, Greg leads initiatives that shape industry understanding of exposure trends across the digital landscape. His work combines technical analysis, data science, and narrative insight to produce authoritative research on data breaches, leaks, and global internet security posture.

Because of their significant findings, Greg's cybersecurity research is frequently featured and quoted in numerous reputable global outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg, Wired, and CNET.

Greg’s professional experience spans cybersecurity research, data analytics, and the design of large-scale systems for detecting and visualizing network drift and configuration risk. He holds multiple patents related to data leak detection and network visualization and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Education

Greg's education includes:

• M.S. in Data Science from the University of Pittsburgh
• M.A. in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz
• B.A. in English from James Madison University
• AYSO certified Regional youth soccer referee