Chris Bensch
Chief Information Officer
Yokosuka, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Bensch is a seasoned cybersecurity and IT executive with nearly three decades of experience and a 12-year focused track record in senior roles across government and defense contractors. Currently serving as Chief Information Officer at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, he blends deep technical expertise in digital forensics, web application penetration testing, threat intelligence, and incident response with strategic leadership of SOCs and security architecture. His career path spans tactical Air Force cyber operations to senior engineering and SOC management at Leidos, GD, and others, demonstrating an ability to move from hands-on analysis to enterprise-level program delivery. Chris holds advanced degrees in digital forensics and forensic investigations and continues to pursue technical mastery alongside operational responsibilities. He’s been recognized with honors such as the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and SANS coins, signaling peer-recognized impact in both defensive operations and forensic tradecraft. Based in Yokosuka, Japan, he uniquely combines forward-deployed operational insight with enterprise security innovation.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Digital Forensic Science, Master of Science - MS Digital Forensic Science at Champlain CollegeCyber Security, Cyber Security at University of Maryland Global CampusCyber Security, Cyber Security at Colorado Technical University
English, Japanese
Github Skills (63)
flare10
reverse-engineering10
windows9
remote-control8
android8
linux8
adblock8
flutter-apps8
blocker8
vnc8
electron7
ios7
remote-desktop7
rdp7
typescript7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
chrisbensch/scripts
Aug 2018 - Feb 2023
Contributions:100 commits, 279 pushes in 4 years 6 months
chrisbensch/offensive-kali-ansible
Jan 2024 - Jan 2026
Ansible playbook to automate environmental setup for internal and external penetration testing
Contributions:290 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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