Jason Christopher
Lecturer
Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation for Research and Innovation at Energy Impact Partners (EIP)
Specialities
Industrial Control Systems Security
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About Jason
Jason D. Christopher is a SANS Certified Instructor and the Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation (Research and Innovation) at Energy Impact Partners. He teaches SANS ICS456: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection and co-authors SANS ICS418: ICS Security Essentials for Leaders. Jason’s strength in the classroom comes from two decades bridging engineering, policy, and utility operations, turning regulatory complexity and real-world constraints into practical guidance.
Press & Media
Recognitions
- Forbes: Industrial Cyber Risk Management: Integrating IT And OT Security To Fully Address Business Risk
- Opkalla: IT Matters Podcast — “Decoding the Differences Between IT and OT, with Jason Christopher”
- YouTube: SANS Institute — Board Room Decisions: How to Use Threat-Informed Industrial Risk Management-Jason Christopher
- YouTube: S4 Events — Jason Christopher on SANS ICS418 - ICS Security Essentials For Managers
- N2K CyberWire: Control Loop Podcast, Ep. 21 — “The CISO evolution to incorporate OT”
- U.S. Department of Energy: "Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (C2M2), Version 2.1" (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Energy: "Energy Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance" (PDF)