Jon Zeolla

IANS Faculty

Expertise

  • Machine Learning/AI for Security
  • DevSecOps
  • Cloud Security (AWS Specialty)
  • Distributed Systems Security
  • Security Program Development

Profile

Jon Zeolla is the founder and CEO of Zenable, a tech company that uses a Governance-first, fully automated approach to streamline cloud-native technology adoption and security. Jon aims to eliminate corporate toil and inefficiency by automating governance and simplifying data gathering and analysis. He’s also a founder of Seiso where they partner with tech companies to implement low-friction security and compliance. His work at Seiso earned him the 2021 Start-Up Innovator of the Year Award.

Expertise

  • Machine Learning/AI for Security
  • DevSecOps
  • Cloud Security (AWS Specialty)
  • Distributed Systems Security
  • Security Program Development

Qualifications

Achievements & Contributions
  • Member of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Security Technical Advisory Group, and contributor to numerous Open Source Security Foundation (OSSF) working groups.
  • Creator of and contributor to numerous open source tools.
  • Awarded the start-up innovator of the year award in 2021.
  • Founder of the Steel City InfoSec (DC412) user group, and the PittSec collaboration space.
  • Core organizer of BSides Pittsburgh and cofounder of the managing company, Burgh Security Events.
Certifications & Credentials
  • CISSP – ISC2
  • GCUX, GPEN, GCWN, GPPA, GSSP-.net – GIAC
  • Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Security – Microsoft
  • Undergraduate degrees in information technology and security and forensics
  • SANS SEC540: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Certified Instructor

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