Benjamin D. Brooks is president of Praevalidis LLC and founding partner at Zandaka LLC. With over more than 20 years of information security experience, Benjamin began his professional career in the Department of Defense. Working primarily with the National Institute of Standards and Technology frameworks as guidance, his endeavors focus on behavioral and administrative controls for organizations to prevent information security breaches and optimize security practice within the organization. He is also a Cybersecurity architect and “purple team” leader specializing in systems analysis and social engineering.
Benjamin is a veteran of Naval Special Warfare, Special Intelligence and Electronic Warfare teams and a drilling Navy Reserve Officer. During his time on active duty, Benjamin quickly distinguished himself as an expert in electronic signals exploitation and was assigned to special units for duty with the Navy SEALs and other government organizations. He currently serves with JIOC INDOPACOM.
Benjamin’s previous client engagements include Proctor and Gamble, AXA insurance, the State of New Jersey Judiciary, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and The Ohio State University, amongst others. He has performed PCI, HITRUST, and NIST Information security assessment and architecture engagements at the highest level to re-align the businesses process, technology and policy to meet their compliance needs while achieving their current security goals. Benjamin holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Case-Western Reserve Weatherhead School of Management. He is a CISSP and adjunct professor and provides subject matter and exam writing expertise for (ISC)2.