Jacob Horne

Chief Security Evangelist @ Summit 7

Jacob Horne is the Chief Security Evangelist at Summit 7 where he specializes in DFARS and CMMC compliance for aerospace and defense contractors in the Defense Industrial Base.

As a former NSA intelligence analyst and U.S. Navy cryptologic technician, Jacob has over 14 years of experience in offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations. As a civilian he has led Governance, Risk, and Compliance teams at AT&T, Northrop Grumman, and the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He has developed and taught numerous cybersecurity training programs for organizations including the NSA National Cryptologic School, UCLA, and UC Irvine.

Jacob has a master’s degree in cybersecurity risk and strategy from the NYU School of Law and is an MBA candidate at the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business.

Jacob's professional certifications include CMMC Provisional Instructor, CMMC Provisional Assessor, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE).