Kaitlyn Bestenheider

About Kaitlyn Bestenheider

Kaitlyn’s diverse background allows her to engage with clients to determine how best to tackle their information security goals from a human perspective as well as a technical one. Her focus on IT privacy, enterprise risk, and compliance stems from her experience with many of the NIST frameworks (NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, and NIST CSF) including FISMA, FedRAMP, DFARS, and CMMC. She specializes in the development of policy and governance documentation, enterprise risk assessments, compliance assessments and remediation, third-party vendor management, and NIST System Security Plan (SSP) composition. Kaitlyn values the importance of training new cybersecurity professionals and actively contributes to the information security community. She has served as a volunteer for the Grace Hopper Women (GHC) in Computing Celebration and the Pace University GenCyber Program, presented at r00tz Asylum at DEFCON, Women in Cyber Security Conference (WiCyS), the Community College Cyber Summit (3CS), and IBM’s Security Americas Early Professional Bootcamp, and guest lectured at multiple colleges and universities across the country. From 20••••21, Kaitlyn served as the Chief Player Ambassador for the National Cyber League and helped found their Player and Coaches Committees. Kaitlyn was also the recipient of the 2019 WiCyS Rising Leadership Award.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Dod Information System Security

   Everbridge

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Capitol Technology University

  DSc. Cybersecurity (in progress)

• Purchase College, SUNY

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Theatre & Performance (Minored in Literature)

  2011 — 2014

• Pace University

  Master of Science (MS), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2017 — 2018

• Lenoir Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), The Arts, Psychology, Sociology

  2009 — 2014

• SUNY Westchester Community College

  Certificate, Cybersecurity

  2015 — 2017

Skills

• Marketing
• Social Networking
• Filing
• Google Adwords
• Html
• Customer Service
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Social Media
• Coordinating Schedules
• Public Relations
• Management
• Data Entry
• Direct Sales
• Css
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Instagram
• Twitter Marketing
• Shakespeare
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Google Adwords Professional
• Databases
• Facebook Marketing
• Chaucer
• Stage Management
• Leadership
• Training
• Master Scheduling
• Advertising
• Clerical Skills
• Web Design
• Stage Direction
• Event Management
• Stage Lighting
• Meticulous Attention to Detail
• Telephone Skills
• Mac & Pc Platforms