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John Banghart

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Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services at Venable LLP
📍 Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

John is a Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services at Venable LLP, specializing in risk management, incident response, and regulatory compliance. His extensive career includes directing federal cybersecurity at the White House and shaping policy at NIST. He holds a CISSP certification, reflecting his deep expertise in the field.

There is no publicly available information about his personal life or hobbies.

He led the successful federal response to high-profile cybersecurity crises, including those affecting Healthcare. gov and the government-wide Heartbleed vulnerability remediation.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services
Job Level
Senior
Location
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
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Priorities

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OSCAL Adoption
He is a key figure in the OSCAL Foundation, actively promoting the Open Security Controls Assessment Language to automate and standardize security assessments globally.
Federal Cyber Policy
His background as Director for Federal Cybersecurity at the White House and analyst at NIST shows a deep involvement in shaping national cybersecurity strategy and standards.
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Career

Work history

2-2016
Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services
Venable LLP
5-2015 - 2-2016
Senior Director for Trusted Engineering
Microsoft
8-2013 - 5-2015
Director for Federal Cybersecurity
National Security Council, The White House
7-2009 - 8-2013
Cybersecurity Program and Policy Analyst
National Institute of Standards and Technology
7-2007 - 6-2009
Lead Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
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John F. Banghart, Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services – Venable LLP (Instagram Reel). Featured in Instagram
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Getting Sued for Crappy Software? – Interview with John Banghart, Senior Director for Cybersecurity Services, Venable LLP. Featured in The Internet of Threats Podcast
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Towson State University
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