Ben Moreland

Risk Practice Director,
GuidePoint Security

Ben Moreland, Risk Practice Director, began his career in the cyber security industry in 2002 as an Information Dominance Warfare Officer in the United States Navy, serving in both active duty and reserve status. His past military experiences include work in information assurance, computer network vulnerability assessments, incident response, and supporting sensitive DoD and joint intelligence operations overseas. Ben describes himself as a “passionate leader, serious about culture, mission, teamwork, and people.”

His most recent professional experience includes: (1) leading the GuidePoint Security Risk Practice, (2) serving as Sr. Director, Information Security for a fortune 500 company, (3) running security projects as a consultant and auditor to customers in a variety of sectors for a “big 4” firm, and (4) information warfare and signals intelligence within the intelligence community as a uniformed service member. Ben has deep experience in security strategy and program assessments, IT governance, and risk management. Ben has career experience effectively managing large teams and multiple projects simultaneously, dispersed across geographic regions, supporting 24x7 operations.

Ben is a member of local chapters of InfraGard, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the U.S. Naval Academy, and holds several certifications to include the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).