As Field CTO for APJ, Ben Mudie serves as a strategic advisor to global enterprises, operating at the intersection of customer advocacy, strategic advisory and technical expertise to help organisations understand and manage the modern attack surface. He focuses on helping organisations close the "exposure gap" by leveraging unified platforms to gain context over their risk. His practitioner-first approach ensures that his strategic advice is always grounded in technical reality. An engineer at heart, Ben has spent 20 years in the regional technology sector, with a deep focus on Exposure Management. He is a strong advocate for helping global organisations spot the vulnerabilities and hidden attack paths in their IT, cloud and AI environments. Based in Sydney, Australia, Ben is a frequent contributor to the Asia Pacific security community and a speaker at cybersecurity conferences.