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JACKSONVILLE, Fl.— OnDefend Co-Founder/CTO Ben Finke was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience to join the council.

Criteria for acceptance includes a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Mr. Finke into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes Forbes Technology Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council Finke will be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share his expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

Finke is an air force veteran with more than 2 decades of experience in cybersecurity. In his role as CTO at OnDefend he is the lead security assessor with experience in penetration testing, web application security, vulnerability management, and compliance assessments. Finke is also the creator of OnDefend’s purple team automation tool BlindSPOT.

“I am passionate about teaching, sharing, and collaborating great people on interesting projects. I have a relentless devotion to the question “What happens if I?”. These are just a few of the reasons why I am honored to have been selected to this council. I look forward to sharing my knowledge to a broader community,” said OnDefend CTO Ben Finke.

Media Contact: Lauren Verno, Lauren.Verno@ondefend.com

About Forbes Council

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive.

About OnDefend

OnDefend helps companies prepare for and defend against real-world cyber adversaries by providing preventative information security services as well as its patented and proprietary cyber defense products BlindSPOT and Confirm4Me. By working with companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to regional businesses, OnDefend helps strengthen the private and public sectors security posture against continually evolving and persistent cyber adversaries throughout the US and around the world.