BIO FOR BEN HUNTER III, CISO CPA/CITP, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE, CISM Ben Hunter is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and a Risk Advisory Principal at Bernard Robinson & Company L.L.P. (BRCCPA.com), a CPA and Advisory firm serving clients and their businesses throughout the Southeast for 75 years. At BRC, Ben is leading the Cybersecurity Risk and IT Audit consulting practice and the SOC Report practice. He specializes in Cybersecurity Assessments, HIPAA Assessments, Information Technology Control Audits and Assessments, SOC 1 and SOC 2 Reports, SOC for Cybersecurity and SOC for Supply Chain Reports. Ben served a two year mission in Portugal for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Ben has been married for 23 years and has 4 children. Ben began his cybersecurity career in the US Marine Corps. After his service, Ben went to UNC Greensboro and earned his Master of Science in Accounting. After becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), he continued his cybersecurity and IT Audit training by obtaining the ISACA certifications: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Ben also obtained the AICPA Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) credential. Ben has years of experience performing Cybersecurity Risk and Control Assessments, HIPAA Audits, Phishing/Ransomware awareness and security training, Business Continuity Planning / Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) planning and testing, IT Internal Audits, Systems Vulnerability Scanning Assessments, and System and Organization Control (SOC) reports. He speaks at a variety of organizations, including rotary clubs, professional organizations, universities and CPE events. Ben is a member of the AICPA, the NCACPA, and ISACA. Ben's unique perspective into the financial and information technology worlds allows him to communicate the technology risks in clear language for the decision makers.