Andy Hoernecke is a Senior Application Security Engineer on the Product and Application Security Team at Netflix where he spends his time on security automation, identifying and driving systemic security improvements to the Netflix architecture, and developing open source security tools.

Prior to working at Netflix, Andy built and ran the Application Security program for Sears Online Business Unit. He has also held positions as an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University teaching Master's level courses in Information Security. He earned a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering and Information Assurance at Iowa State University and is actively involved with Information Security efforts through multiple organizations.

Andy's approach to security centers around finding practical solutions to long-standing, difficult problems. He couples his experience in Security with his interest in data visualization to provide unique insight into today's biggest security challenges.