LOS ANGELES, October 08, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Resecurity®, a U.S.-based cybersecurity and intelligence company protecting Fortune 100 companies and government agencies worldwide, announced the appointment of Jerry Bessette to its Advisory Board as a Senior Advisor.
Bessette brings more than three decades of experience across federal law enforcement, national security, cybersecurity operations, digital investigations, and incident response. His career includes 24 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), followed by senior cybersecurity leadership roles in the private sector.
During his FBI career, Bessette served as a special agent and executive manager and held senior leadership responsibilities within the Bureau’s cyber operations. In his final FBI assignment, he served as Chief of the Technical Operations Section for the FBI Cyber Division, where he managed the national cyber incident response team and technical operations supporting complex cyber investigations.
Before beginning his career with the FBI, Bessette served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and has also been recognized professionally as a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Chief Information Security Officer.
He also led the FBI investigation into the 2014 cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment and led the investigation into a significant data breach affecting the U.S. Postal Service. During his tenure, Bessette was also responsible for the development and management of a national strategy to counter computer intrusions.
Following his government service, Bessette continued his work in cybersecurity and incident response across the private sector. He served as a Managing Director at Ankura Consulting, where he worked on cyber investigations and served as an outsourced CISO for major corporations. He later joined Booz Allen Hamilton as Senior Vice President, leading the firm’s U.S. Commercial Incident Response team and advising Fortune 500 organizations on cyber readiness, response, remediation, and resilience.
His subsequent leadership roles have included Chief Operating Officer positions within the cybersecurity sector, where his work has covered incident preparation, ransomware response, threat actor negotiation, post-incident remediation, and client delivery. He has led response efforts involving major ransomware incidents and advised Fortune 500 companies on emerging cyber threats.
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