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Jonathan Risto

Principal InstructorTechnical Director, Cyber Posture Management Program at Government of Canada

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Cybersecurity Leadership

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Jonathan Risto

About Jonathan Risto

Jonathan brings 25 years of experience across network design, IP telephony, service development, security, and project management. He is currently the Technical Director for the Cyber Posture Management Program at the Government of Canada, where he conducts cybersecurity research focused on vulnerability management and automated remediation. He is also the Founder and Principal Consultant of ZenzizenSec Inc., advising organizations on scalable security programs, and the author and instructor for LDR516: Strategic Vulnerability and Threat Management. The course focuses on helping leaders build exposure-driven programs that align cyber risk with business priorities.

Jonathan’s career spans more than two decades of engineering, network architecture, and cybersecurity leadership across government and industry. He began his career at Bell Canada, building a foundation in large-scale enterprise environments before moving into government work. He spent three years at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), where he led cybersecurity projects and served as the cyber operations prime. During this time, he conducted forensic investigations and led incident response efforts, working directly on real-world security events across diverse environments. He later joined Defence Research and Development Canada as a Cyber Security Research Engineer, contributing to the development and evaluation of security capabilities in support of national defense.

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