Jonathon Guthrie
Cyber Resiliency Analyst
- Bio
- Why healthcare cybersecurity?
Bio
Jon is a Cyber Resilience Analyst and a member of the University of California San Diego Health's Healthcare Ransomware Resiliency and Response Program (H-R3P) and will be leading the integration of clinical tools for H-R3P.
Jon is an operational cybersecurity and healthcare IT expert that brings over a decade of experience to H-R3P. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus in project management, a master's degree in business administration with a focus in organizational leadership and is currently a doctoral candidate for the degree of Doctor of Information Technology with a focus in information assurance and cybersecurity.
Jon has demonstrated expertise in resolving complex infrastructure reliability and security challenges and developed and executed long-term strategies to prevent and recover security breaches. Jon retired from the Marine Corps after serving eight years on active duty and 12 in reserve.
In addition to his professional experience, Jon enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, multifaceted physical fitness training, marksmanship training and teaching, hiking in the high and low deserts, and watching the American Hockey League's Coachella Valley Firebirds dominate on the ice rink.
Why healthcare cybersecurity?
As more electronic health systems and medical devices become interconnected, clinical workflows, patient outcomes, and patient safety can be improved. However, the cyber threat landscape significantly increases and must be addressed. Delayed patient care is unacceptable, as lives are at stake. Healthcare is critical infrastructure, and it requires adequate resources to implement robust cybersecurity, risk management, and business continuity programs.