Ben Smith

Field CTO, NetWitness

Ben Smith is Field CTO with NetWitness, an RSA business. He brings more than 25 years’ experience in the information security, risk management, networking, and telecommunications industries. Prior employers include UUNET, CSC, and the U.S. Government, along with several technology startups. Smith holds industry certifications in information security (CCISO, CISSP), risk management (CRISC), and privacy (CIPT); he is an acknowledged contributor to NIST SP 1800-1, -3, and -7; and he is an appointed member of the Cybersecurity Canon Committee. He is a patent holder, authored four of the 97 Things Every Information Security Professional Should Know (O'Reilly, 2021) and previously served as a corporate representative to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).