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Damon Becknel is the Director, Information Security Programs for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ). Prior to joining Horizon BCBSNJ in 2015, Mr. Becknel spent more than 20 years of active service in the United States Army. While serving his country, he worked in various positions of significant responsibility; leading people and designing, building, maintaining and defending computer systems and networks. Career highlights for Mr. Becknel include leading all efforts to maintain and defend all U.S. Military networks in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, directing all operations for the National Security Agency’s Hunt Division, creating and leading one of the first offensive cyber operations team for the United States Army, leading the Nation’s first military counter-cyber operations team to final operating capability and serving as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science for the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York. Damon graduated from the USMA in West Point, New York where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and commission as an officer in the United States Army Signal Corps. Mr. Becknel also earned his Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he also interned and conducted research with the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). He maintains the following designations: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Advanced Penetration Testing (GXPN), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), and GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH).