benparten.com

What It Is

Ben Parten is not a conventional cybersecurity product or service provider, but an independent senior cybersecurity expert/consultant with a deep military background. He has 20 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and more than 15 years of information assurance experience, holds CISSP certification, and has top-level TS/SCI clearance. His specialties include the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security control assessments.

Core Dimension Analysis

• Protection Type: Focuses on compliance and risk management, security control assessment, and physical and cyber security. His experience is deeply rooted in protecting classified intelligence systems and electronic warfare systems.
• Compliance Certifications: This is his core differentiator. He is highly proficient in NIST RMF, CSF, and Common Criteria, holds CISSP certification, and has long performed compliance and accreditation work in the U.S. military’s most highly classified environments.
• Management and Alerting: Experienced in leading 20-person cybersecurity teams, including ISSOs and ISSEs, and skilled at optimizing security team workflows. Familiar with SIEM and enterprise Splunk management, with the ability to build efficient security operations and alerting processes.
• Integration and Deployment: Delivery is primarily in highly classified on-site/embedded environments. His integration experience covers AWS and Azure cloud platforms, as well as offensive, defensive, and forensic tools such as VMware, Kali Linux, and FTK. He also has a deep understanding of underlying communications technologies such as fiber-optic networks, radio frequency systems, and satellite data links.

Pricing

The website does not provide any service pricing or consulting rates. Inquiries need to be made individually by email or phone.

Pros and Cons

• Pros: Holds very high-level clearance and has a strong military background, giving him authority in NIST compliance and RMF implementation. Combines technical depth, including low-level communications and offensive/defensive tooling, with broad management experience, including multi-million-dollar budgets and large teams.
• Cons: As an individual consultant, service capacity and scalability are limited. His experience is highly concentrated in defense and intelligence, with few visible commercial or civilian-sector case studies. There are no standardized service packages or published pricing.

Who It’s For

Best suited for government contractors, defense companies, or large enterprises that need to meet U.S. Department of Defense compliance requirements such as NIST RMF, or that require senior security architecture guidance and team-building support.

Access from China

This is a personal résumé site built on Squarespace, with no geopolitical or compliance restrictions. It is directly accessible from China.