Ismael Valenzuela

Ismael is a SANS Senior Instructor with over 23 years of experience. He is the author of one of the most popular cyber defense courses, SEC530: Defensible Security Architecture and Engineering, and a co-author of SEC568: Combating Supply Chain Attacks with Product Security Testing. He is also the VP of Threat Research and Intelligence at BlackBerry Cylance, where he leads CTI and defensive innovation. Ismael worked on both offensive and defensive security roles for Foundstone, Intel, and McAfee, among others, and has provided consultancy, advice and guidance to government and private organizations, including EU Institutions and US Government Agencies. Ismael is regularly featured in cybersecurity publications and top security conferences including BlackHat, RSAC and SANS Security Summits.