Summary
Pablo Catalina is a Senior Security Consultant and Purple Team Service Manager with 11 years of hands-on experience across red teaming, penetration testing, digital forensics, and security consultancy at organizations including Cisco Talos and Portcullis. He combines deep technical skills in operating systems, databases, exploit and tool development, and sysadmin practices with leadership of Purple Team operations to bridge offensive and defensive security. Pablo has led QA and forensics teams, developed internal security tooling, and delivered audits for banks, telcos, and large enterprises across Europe and the US. His career reflects a rare blend of practical incident investigation and large-scale service management, from deploying SIEMs to running contest infrastructure. Based in the Madrid area, he holds multiple industry certifications (CREST, OSSTMM, MCP) and a track record of turning complex security requirements into actionable, auditable solutions. An often-understated strength is his history of teaching and public-facing work—running courses, conferences, and contest design—which keeps his approach both educational and attacker-informed.
11 years of coding experience