Heather Case-Hall

Heather Case-Hall has a simple test for good security advice: does it make your next decision clearer?

She has nearly three decades in IT, starting in 1994 as an Army signal support systems specialist (31U), and has worked in cybersecurity since 2008. Her work spans incident response, digital forensics, data protection, penetration testing programs, and executive advisory work.

She has 22 years of service in the Army. She was the first female Guardsman and among the first 100 Soldiers to complete 255S (Information Protection Technician) training, which was attended before Army Cyber became a branch. She and a classmate were the first soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard to attend traditional Warrant Officer school at Fort Rucker.

In the Nevada Army National Guard, she led the Computer Network Defense Team, an incident response unit supporting state and federal agencies, and served as its lead forensic investigator. She deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Heather holds a CISSP, is GIAC-certified, and holds an MS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. She was named Woman Cybersecurity Leader of the Year at the 2026 Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Awards, presented by the United Cybersecurity Alliance.

She wrote Data in Plain Sight.

Published July 7, 2026

Why she wrote Data in Plain Sight

The book grew out of something she kept seeing: AI rarely has to break in. Approved users, tools, and assistants can already reach data nobody has looked at in years. The book shows organizations how to find, classify, and protect that data before AI exposes it.

What's next

Heather is building something new to help organizations get straight answers about their data, AI, and security testing. Book talks, keynotes, and a new Data in Plain Sight newsletter every two weeks. Subscribe on LinkedIn.

Her promise: you should leave better informed, even if you never hire her.