Ben Smith is Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO - US) with RSA. With 30 years’ experience in the information security, networking and telecommunications industries, he regularly consults on RSA’s security and risk management solutions. His prior employers include UUNET, CSC, and the US Government, along with several technology-oriented startups. He holds industry certifications in information security (CISSP), risk management (CRISC), and privacy (CIPT), and has presented on RSA's behalf internationally at cybersecurity events sponsored by Gartner, FS-ISAC, SANS, IANS, CERT/SEI, RSAC, ISSA, (ISC)2, ISACA, Infosecurity, IIA, RMA, BSides, ASIS, InfraGard, HTCIA, SecureWorld, MWCA, ICI and other organizations.