Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan (or JJ) has over two decades of experience in helping organizations across APAC and EMEA deal with the ever-evolving cyber threats across multiple sectors, including government, defence, intelligence, energy, health, critical infrastructure, finance and legal.  He specializes in secure communications, cybersecurity, threat intelligence and digital forensics, and has an in-depth understanding of the ASEAN cybersecurity threat landscape since being based in Kuala Lumpur since mid-2023.  

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In Jonathan’s role, he regularly advises ministers, boards and executives on how to manage, predict, and prevent threats to IoT, networks, applications, endpoints, and people.  Currently, he is dedicated to supporting Malaysia’s cyber-resilience initiatives and also participates in various cyber forums related to ASEAN and post-quantum computing, facilitating public-private cyber capability. 

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Jonathan has been with BlackBerry for over 12 years and was the Head of Security Advisory for BlackBerry ANZ before leading a team as Director of Engineering for Asia Pacific & Japan. Prior to this, he worked for Nokia, where he held several roles focused on security and digital transformation.