Christopher L. Jackson, CCIE No. 6256, is a security technical solutions architect in the U.S. Channels organization with Cisco and is focused on developing security consulting practices in the Cisco partner community. Throughout his career in internetworking, Chris has built secure networks that map to a strong security policy for a large number of organizations including UPS, GE, and Sprint. Chris is an active speaker on security for Cisco through TechwiseTV, conferences, and web casts. He has authored numerous whitepapers and is responsible for a number of Cisco initiatives to build stronger security partners through security practice building.
Chris is a highly certified individual with dual CCIEs (Routing and Switching & Security), CISSP, ISA, seven SANS GIAC certifications (GSNA, GCIH, GCFW, GCIA, GCUX, GCWN, and GSEC), and ITIL V3. Chris also holds a bachelors degree in business administration from McKendree College. Residing in Bradenton, Florida, Chris enjoys tinkering with his home automation system and playing with his ever-growing collection of electronic gadgets. His
wife Barbara and two children Caleb and Sydney are the joy of his life and proof that not everything has to plug into a wall outlet to be fun.