Tyler Cohen Wood's biography
- Cybersecurity authority and former Defense Intelligence Agency executive
- Co-founder of Dark Cryptonite developing blockchain security solutions
- Host of Our Connected Life podcast
Tyler Cohen Wood is a globally recognized cybersecurity authority and former Defense Intelligence Agency cyber deputy division chief who translates complex digital threats into clear, actionable intelligence for organizations. With more than two decades of experience spanning national security, intelligence operations, and commercial enterprise, she brings rare frontline insight into the forces shaping today’s digital risk landscape.
As co-founder and CEO of Dark Cryptonite and host of Our Connected Life: Securing Our Digital Future, Tyler works at the forefront of special communications security, blockchain, and zero trust architectures. Her career includes senior leadership roles within the United States Department of Defense and as Director of Cyber Risk Management at AT&T, where she helped design forward-looking strategies to protect critical infrastructure, customer data, and enterprise systems against rapidly evolving threats.
Tyler is known for her ability to anticipate risk before it becomes crisis. She advises organizations on strengthening cyber resilience, defending against social engineering and deepfake attacks, and embedding security into culture, strategy, and leadership decision-making. Her expertise across AI, emerging technologies, and cyber warfare enables businesses to operate with confidence in an environment where digital trust is under constant pressure.
Her presentations blend real-world intelligence experience with clear, engaging explanations that resonate across technical and non-technical audiences alike. Executives, boards, and frontline teams gain practical insight into modern cyber risk, emerging threat vectors, and the strategic implications of artificial intelligence without being overwhelmed by technical complexity.
Tyler Cohen Wood equips organizations with the foresight, tools, and mindset needed to turn cybersecurity from a reactive necessity into a strategic advantage.
Tyler's showreel and videos
Topics, sessions and talks
The Intelligence Era: AI And Emerging Tech
Tyler Cohen Wood explores how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are reshaping every sector, from finance to national security. Drawing on her background in defence intelligence and technology leadership, she cuts through hype to reveal what is genuinely changing beneath the surface. From real-world applications to strategic risks, Tyler connects innovation with operational reality, helping organizations understand where opportunity meets exposure in an increasingly intelligent digital economy.
Unmasking Deepfakes And Social Engineering
Tyler Cohen Wood reveals how deepfakes and AI-driven social engineering are transforming the cyber threat landscape. With frontline intelligence experience, she demonstrates how digital deception now targets identities, trust, and decision-making itself. The session exposes the human vulnerabilities behind modern attacks and the unsettling realism of synthetic media, while breaking down the tools and signals that organizations and individuals can use to detect manipulation before damage is done.
Mastering Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech, And AI
Tyler Cohen Wood equips senior leaders with a strategic lens on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies as core boardroom issues. Translating highly technical risks into executive-level decisions, she examines how cyber resilience, regulatory pressure, and innovation now intersect with revenue, brand trust, and operational continuity. Tyler draws on experience across government and industry to connect technology choices directly to leadership accountability and long-term business performance.
The Future Of Healthcare: Connected And Intelligent
Tyler Cohen Wood traces how artificial intelligence, secure data sharing, and connected systems are redefining modern healthcare. Using the story behind MyConnectedHealth, she reveals how digital tools can accelerate diagnosis, reduce duplication, and improve patient outcomes where traditional models fall short. The session connects cyber discipline with medical innovation, highlighting how secure data ecosystems can transform both clinical decision-making and patient experience at scale.
Big Data Analytics: Good Enough To Solve A Murder?
Tyler Cohen Wood uses the lens of criminal investigation to reveal the true power and scope of modern data collection. From social media to connected devices and open-source intelligence, she demonstrates how fragmented digital traces are assembled into detailed behavioral profiles. The session exposes the personal, corporate, and national security implications of big data, and how analytical techniques are rapidly pushing the boundaries of surveillance and forensic certainty.
Why we recommend booking Tyler
Drawing from over two decades of national security experience, Tyler Cohen Wood translates complex cyber threats into strategic advantages, empowering organizations to identify vulnerabilities before they become crises. Book this former Defense Intelligence Agency cyber deputy division chief to equip your team with essential knowledge that transforms cybersecurity from a technical concern into a competitive edge.
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