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Taylor Gow

Advisory Board Member

Taylor is a veteran and cybersecurity engineer with nearly 18 years of service across the Army and Air National Guard. He serves as a Senior Master Sergeant in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, senior enlisted lead of the MA joint Cyber Incident Response Team, ARCWERX fellow, and Cybersecurity Analyst at Datadog. His expertise spans cloud security, drone cybersecurity, cyber range development, and applied artificial intelligence.

Education

  • Master of Science in Security Studies (Cyber Security) · University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology · University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Associate in Information Systems Management · Community College of the Air Force
  • Design Defense Studio, 2026 cohort · Duke University
  • Multiple professional certificates from AWS (Solutions Architect Associate, Cloud Practitioner), EC-Council (CEH), CompTIA (Security+), General Dynamics Mission Systems (TACLANE Operator), PCTE Range Engineering, FAA (Part 107 Remote Pilot), and DroneSec (Drone Security Operations).

Passion & Mission

Taylor believes effective security should not depend on the size of an organization’s budget. His work focuses on bringing security capabilities directly to those in need, through portable cyber ranges, drone cybersecurity courses for defenders, privacy-preserving tools, and pro bono work for nonprofits and veterans. Through The Von Terra Project, he helps small organizations and communities defend themselves.

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Military: Order of Thor [Cyber] (Silver Level), Military Cyber Professionals Association
  • Civilian: InfraGard Boston Chapter

Personal Touch

A veteran, cyber operator, and innovator who climbs rock and ice, plays guitar, and builds everything from drones to synths and 3D-printed hardware across a few workbenches of unfinished projects.

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