Rich Peckham is a veteran cybersecurity professional and identity security expert with more than 25 years of experience in enterprise IT architecture, engineering, and defense. He currently serves as a Principal Security Consultant at Semperis, specializing in breach preparedness, identity protection, and Active Directory security, where he helps organizations recover from and defend against sophisticated cyberattacks. Prior to this role, he spent years at Microsoft in senior consulting and engineering positions, as well as working with companies like Facebook and Silverfort, building deep expertise in identity infrastructure and zero-trust security models. Known for his technical leadership, Peckham also contributes to industry research, publishing insights on identity compromise, encryption risks, and modern cyber defense strategies.