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Daniel Van Wagenen is a retired Army combat infantryman and defensive cyber operator. He is also the co-founder of the Association of the U.S. Cyber Forces (AUSCF), the first dedicated nonprofit to being a voice for the cyber warfighter, and co-founder and COO of Minerva Cyber Technologies, a full-spectrum cyber operations services and products firm.