Ben Powell
Principal Security Engineer at Fortalice Solutions, LLC
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolBen Powell is a Principal Security Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience securing mission-critical networks for government and commercial clients, currently leading threat hunts and cloud configuration reviews across AWS, Azure, and GCP. A former Navy SIGINT analyst turned cyber practitioner, he combines deep operational tradecraft with expertise in intrusion detection, SIEM, and threat intelligence to translate large data streams into actionable alerts and gap analyses. He has driven measurable improvements—authored high-impact advisories picked up by national media, reduced IDS false positives by 75%, and produced dozens of network analysis reports that strengthened customer postures. Known as a sought-after technical mentor and instructor, he designs training and SOC procedures that shift teams from knowledge-based to analytical thinking. Holding an MS in Information Security Engineering and an active TS/SCI clearance, he pairs academic rigor with real-world incident response and detection engineering.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity at Cisco Networking AcademyMaster's degree, Information Security Engineering, Master's degree, Information Security Engineering at SANS Technology InstituteBachelor of Science (B.S.), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical at University of West FloridaGithub contributions (5)
wm-game-design-club/WM-Video-Game-Design
Oct 2015 - Apr 2018
Contributions:92 commits, 48 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
sharkduino/Arduino_Animal_Tag
Mar 2016 - Mar 2018
Contributions:9 releases, 129 pushes, 21 branches in 2 years 1 month
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