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# Jon Zeolla

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Jon Zeolla is the co-founder and CTO of Seiso where he is responsible for cloud native security and compliance innovation. He works with Seiso's most complex
clients, actively contributes to open source projects, and shapes industry standards, primarily in the areas of Zero Trust, DevSecOps, and Cloud Security.

Feel free to connect with me on [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/jonzeolla).

Check out my presentations, trainings, etc. [here](project:./ref/jz-content.md).

If you're into certifications I have a few
[here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2NDLONqoOuTcXU1Uk5yVnBFMW8?resourcekey=0-iM4bgThWU8AStx5cR7RIow) and
[here](https://www.credly.com/users/jon-zeolla/badges).

## Awards

* 2023 Best Places to Work - Seiso
* 2023 Cybersecurity Innovator Finalist - Seiso
* 2022 Best Places to Work - Seiso
* 2021 Start-Up Innovator of the Year - Seiso
* 2017 NTHS Honorary Member

## Community Building

* [CNCF - Cloud Native Security Pittsburgh](https://community.cncf.io/cloud-native-security-pittsburgh/) ([YouTube
  channel](https://www.youtube.com/@cloud-native-security)) founder since 2023
* [Steel City InfoSec](https://steelcityinfosec.com/) (aka DC412) founder since 2012; see prior events
  [here](https://www.meetup.com/steel-city-infosec/events/?type=past)
* [BSides Pittsburgh](https://bsidespgh.com/) organizer since 2014
* [PittSec](https://pittsec.com/) founder since 2018
* CNCF [TAG-Security](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security) and [Ambassador](https://www.credly.com/badges/b8d3938a-219d-42f7-b175-0820e2cb1db7)
* [AWS Community Builder](https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/community-builders-directory/)

## Volunteer Work

* Cloud Native Security Con 2024 - Program Committee Member
* KubeCon/CloudNativeCon North America 2023 - [Cybersecurity Program Committee
  Member](https://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/b5fe6313-37ad-41f9-a3b0-a07e6003c6ac)
* [CNCF TAG-Security](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security) Member since 2020
  * 2023 [Pixie security review](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/issues/1068) ([Pixie](https://github.com/pixie-io/pixie))
  * 2022 [Cloud Native Security Controls Catalog](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H9J0phBbg47fsyiLNG1-5NXms46KKxTH9ZjcU07no6A/edit#gid=1938257679) ([issue
    635](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/issues/635),
    [blog](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/06/07/introduction-to-the-cloud-native-security-controls-catalog/))
  * 2021 Serverless Security White Paper ([issue 546](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/issues/546))
* [Kubernetes SIG-Security](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-security/tree/main) Policy Working Group Member since 2022
  * 2023 [Kubernetes Governance, Risk, and Compliance White
    Paper](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-security/blob/8cf0dd5dc8b9c7e67be71b19e3b4683645b99a68/sig-security-docs/papers/policy_grc/Kubernetes_Policy_WG_Paper_v1_101123.pdf)
* NSF Grant #2000902 Advisory Board Member since 2022
* DataWorks Summit, CyberSecurity Track Chair in 2018
* [CAMLIS Organizer](https://www.camlis.org/) in 2018
* [Apache Software Foundation Committer](http://home.apache.org/committer-index.html) since 2017
* FBI Citizens Academy 2016 graduate
* CIS Apple iOS 7 Benchmark in 2013
* [Forbes Road CTC](https://forbesroad.org/) Occupational Advisory Committee since 2012
* [Pittsburgh Technology College](https://ptcollege.edu/) advisory board since 2011

## Open Source Software

* [cookiecutter-python](https://github.com/SeisoLLC/cookiecutter-python)
* [easy_infra](https://github.com/SeisoLLC/easy_infra)
* [goat](https://github.com/SeisoLLC/goat)
* [zeek-kafka](https://github.com/SeisoLLC/zeek-kafka)
* [easy_sast](https://github.com/SeisoLLC/easy_sast)
* [Apache Metron](https://github.com/apache/metron) (Archived)

## Current Work

* Co-founder and CTO at [Seiso](https://sei.so/jon)
* Instructor at [SANS](https://www.sans.org/profiles/jon-zeolla/)
* Faculty member at [IANS](https://www.iansresearch.com/our-faculty/faculty/detail/jon-zeolla)

## Hobbies

* Weightlifting
* Mountain Biking
* Chess