Hayden Covington

Hayden Covington is a security operations leader, detection engineer, trainer, and practitioner focused on agentic automation and security analytics. He serves as Associate Director of Security Operations at Black Hills Information Security, teaches with Antisyphon Training, and serves as a Black Hat trainer. Previously, Hayden worked in CSIRT and insider threat roles at Newport News Shipbuilding. His professional affiliations also include Noct Information Security and HII. Across these roles, his experience spans the operational and instructional sides of modern security work. Outside of cybersecurity, Hayden is a triathlete, a Dungeons & Dragons dungeon master, and a Formula 1 enthusiast.