Alfonso De Laborde
Research Scientist
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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SeniorAlfonso De Laborde is a research scientist and senior security researcher based in Dubai with nine years of hands-on experience in offensive and defensive security and a broader 16-year history of building high-performing teams. He blends deep technical expertise in crypto-steganography with practical security research, co-editing publications at Criptored and MindCrypt that reflect his thought leadership. Known for shipping defensive safeguards as well as offensive techniques, he navigates the intersection of applied cryptography and covert channels to uncover real-world vulnerabilities. Alfonso’s background spans startups and research-driven environments, where he pairs investigative rigor with team-building instincts to translate complex threats into actionable mitigations.
9 years of coding experience
Spanish, French, German
Github Skills (17)
cryptanalysis10
steganalysis10
steganography10
cracking9
malware9
detector9
incident-response8
crypto8
reverse-shell8
security8
privilege-escalation7
powershell7
offensive-security7
deepfake6
machine-learning5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mindcrypt/covertchannels-steganography
May 2019 - Jun 2021
A list of covert channels and steganography/steganalysis resources (books, papers & tools)
Contributions:26 commits, 15 pushes in 2 years 1 month
steganalysissteganography
mindcrypt/my_talks
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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