AUTHOR

Jason Spencer

Senior Security Consultant, Compliance,
GuidePoint Security

Jason Spencer is a Cybersecurity Consultant with more than a decade of experience in security assessments, compliance, and risk management. Since beginning his cybersecurity career in 2010, he has specialized in network security, wireless security, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance assessments across commercial, banking, and federal environments.

Jason has extensive experience conducting NIST 800-171 and CMMC assessments, having led and participated in more than 100 assessments since 2017. He is a Certified CMMC Professional (CCP) and also supports organizations with NIST 800-53, HITRUST, DFARS, HIPAA, and PCI compliance initiatives. Additionally, Jason has served as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) since 2019 and is trained on PCI DSS 3.2.1 and 4.0.1.

His technical expertise includes perimeter, network, wireless, and firewall security assessments, database auditing, workstation reviews, social engineering, and security operations support within both Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) environments.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology with teacher certification and maintains several industry certifications, including CISSP. He has also presented at Converge in Anaheim, California.

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