Damon Becknel is the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Regulated Industries at Microsoft and provides security oversight and governance for Microsoft’s solutions for regulated industries, including healthcare and financial services and our legal department. He brings nearly a decade of experience as a CISO for multiple regulated companies to the Microsoft CISO organization. Prior to joining Microsoft, Damon served as the CISO for ID.me where he oversaw all security matters, risk management, security compliance and collaborated to fight identity fraud with numerous external customers within the government and private sector. Also, he worked as the CISO at Horizon BCBSNJ. Mr. Becknel retired from the U.S. Army with career highlights that include leading all efforts to maintain and defend all U.S. Military networks in Southwest Asia, directing all operations for the National Security Agency’s Hunt Division, creating and leading one of the first offensive cyber operations teams, leading the Nation’s first military counter-cyber operations team, and serving as an Assistant Professor for the United States Military Academy