Ben Jones is CEO and Co-Founder of the External Cyber Risk Management company Searchlight Cyber. Ben started his career in defense and aerospace as an engineer designing unmanned aircraft. He transitioned into cybersecurity after recognizing the evolution of warfare towards virtual battlefields and the rapid growth of cyber threats to nations, organizations, and individuals. Ben co-founded Searchlight Cyber in 2017 to help governments, law enforcement, and enterprises in the fight to protect society from cybercriminal threats. The company has since been involved in some of the world’s largest dark web investigations and has the most comprehensive dataset based on proprietary techniques and ground-breaking academic research. As CEO, Ben leads the global cybersecurity firm, driving its commercial growth internationally and the development of its tools to meet the evolution of the cyber threat landscape and requirements of customers.