Jonathan Risto
- Community Instructor
- Affiliation: Defence R & D Canada
Jonathan currently holds the position of Research Engineer, in the Attack Detection and Analysis group at Defence R&D Canada, working in the field of Automated Computer Network Defence. He previously held the position of Senior Technical Specialist, IT Security with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). His work there included incident handling, forensic investigations and security architecture for the Agency. Prior to joining CIDA, Jonathan worked for a large telecommunications company in a variety of roles, helping design, implement and troubleshoot some of the largest networks in the country. Jonathan has a large and extensive background in a wide variety of information technology areas including security, routing, switching, Voice over IP, email, network management and architecture. He currently holds numerous certifications that include GIACs GSLC, GPEN, GCIH, GSEC, GCFA, and GAWN certifications, is a current CISSP, and is also a Professional Engineer. He holds an honours degree from Queens University in Kingston Ontario.
