Ben Verschaeren

Ben Verschaeren is a cyber security leader, practitioner, and public speaker with over two decades of experience across engineering, offensive security, and threat intelligence. As Director of Sales Engineering at Sophos, Ben leads a global team that includes a software engineering function building real-world security tools and AI-powered workflows for enterprise environments.

Ben is deeply embedded in the threat landscape, researching and presenting on the evolving tactics, techniques, and behaviours of modern adversaries. His work spans both the defensive and offensive sides of security, giving him a grounded, practitioner-level perspective that goes beyond vendor messaging.

A regular on the conference circuit, Ben is known for translating complex threat and development topics into clear, actionable insight for technical and business audiences alike. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.