Captain of the Civil Guard

Juan Carlos Pérez Sanchez

Captain Juan Carlos has been serving as a Civil Guard Officer since 2016. In his first years, he was responsible for different Citizen Security Units while specializing in IT with obtaining the Military IT Diploma. In 2019, he was assigned to the Telecommunications Interception Group of the Information Headquarters of the Civil Guard, where he is responsible for communicating with communications operators and providers of online communications services (such as instant messaging systems or networks). social) in order to cover the information needs that come from these entities for all the Corps' investigations.

 

Executive Director, Mining Cybersecurity Corporation

Katherina Canales Madrid 

She is currently Executive Director of the Mining Cybersecurity Corporation. Katherina is former Operational Director of the CSIRT of the Chilean government, expert in cybersecurity strategies, with special emphasis on public policies, cybersecurity incident response teams and awareness. She is recognized by academia, industry and internationally as an influential woman in cybersecurity. 

 

Technical Director at Securízame

Lorenzo Martínez Rodríguez

Computer Engineer (Deusto - 2001). Technical Director at Securízame, a Spanish company specialized in cybersecurity. Computer forensic expert. Member 260-0051M of the Professional Association of Computer Engineers of La Rioja. Professional expert in forensic analysis, expertise and incident response. 

 

International Consultant and Professor U Latina of Costa Rica

Luis Adrian Salazar Solís

Professor at Universidad Latina, International Technology Consultant, Former Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Journalist, Former Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications.

 

AGENT OF THE CIVIL GUARD OF UCO (SPECIALIST IN JUDICIAL POLICE), FORENSIC ANALYST AND SPECIALIST ANALYST IN CRYPTO-ASSETS TRACEABILITY.

Manuel Dario Benítez

Civil Guard since 2007. Assigned to the Central Operative Unit (Telematic Crimes Group) since 2009, Courses of Forensic Analysis and taught among others by IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists), ONRETRIEVAL, ONDATA (NUIX) and CELLBRITE, as well as several Masters in Digital Evidence Analysis (UAM and CUGC), since 6 months ago in the Section of Analysis and Intervention of Crypoactive Assets of the Department Against Cybercrime.

 

Cryptocurrencies Specialist at Mossos d'Esquadra Police | Cross Border Investigations | Asset Recovery

Manuel Fernández Filgueira

Cyber investigator specialized in cryptocurrencies and digital asset recovery, I combine technical expertise with a passion for cryptocurrencies to fight against cybercrime.

 

Editor of GLIDER.es blog about Hacking, Forensic & Cybersecurity

Manuel Guerra

Investigator specialized in Cybercrime and crimes committed through or with the help of new technologies, especially those crimes that require advanced technical knowledge for their prosecution. Computer Forensic Analyst. Professor in different Spanish Universities, both in Degrees, as Professional Expert or Master courses, related to Cybercrime and Cyberlaw. Speaker both nationally and internationally at numerous cybersecurity conferences. 

 

COMMANDER OF THE CIVIL GUARD

Marco Antonio Valbuena Farpon

Commander of the Civil Guard. He has held various roles in the field of information/intelligence, including Deputy Head of the Cyberterrorism Group, Liaison Officer at the Armed Forces Intelligence Center and currently a member of the NATO Center of Excellence CIED. He has participated in missions abroad including Afghanistan and Kosovo.

He is in possession of the courses Superior of Information, Superior of Intelligence, Advanced of Intelligence and Security, Cryptologist Specialist, STIC Management or TEDAX. He also holds a Master's Degree in Intelligence Analysis and Cyber Intelligence as well as a Master's Degree in Digital Evidence Analysis and Combating Cybercrime.

 

Cybersecurity Engineer en Telefónica Tech

María Mercedes Muñoz Morillas

Mercedes has more than 7 years of experience working in offensive cybersecurity where she has participated in conferences such as IntelCON, C1b3rWall or UAD360. She is also part of Securiters, a project in which she shares cybersecurity knowledge through the events they organize and on their platform.

 

Creadora de Securiters y Application Security Engineer in Oracle Netsuite

Marta Barrio

Marta Barrio Marcos, curious by nature, has been working in cybersecurity for more than 12 years, specializing in offensive security. She dedicates part of her free time to Securiters, a project of dissemination and content creation. She has several certifications such as OSCP, OSWP, OSCE and CRTP among others. 

 

Cybersecurity Analyst at Kyndryl

Marta López Pardal

Security analyst specialized in defensive environments and in love with the Blue Team. She is a mentor for the Cyber League of the Guardia Civil and a teacher in her spare time, she has collaborated on projects in different sectors such as banking, insurance, public institutions, etc.

 

Cybersecurity Operations Researcher, CERT Division, Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Melissa Sierra

Melissa Sirera is a Cybersecurity Operations Researcher within the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. Sirera has been working with the International Support Team at the SEI since 2023. The SEI International Support Team works with US partnering nations, assisting with cyber capacity building through the U.S. Department of State. Prior to working at the SEI, Ms. Sirera managed technical intelligence operations for a large U.S. bank.