Pablo Catalina
Senior Security Consultant & Purple Team Service Manager at Cisco
Pedrezuela, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Top SchoolPablo 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.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST), OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST) at IsecomMcAfee Learning McAfee IntruShield Essentials, McAfee Learning McAfee IntruShield Essentials at McAfeePresentaciones eficaces (Effective presentations), Presentaciones eficaces (Effective presentations) at EmagisterUnified Autentication+OTP Professional, Unified Autentication+OTP Professional at VerisignNetscreen Learning - Advanced, Netscreen Learning - Advanced at IT WayUpper-Intermediate/Advanced English, Upper-Intermediate/Advanced English at OPENFIPS and Common Criteria, Workshop, FIPS and Common Criteria, Workshop at CorsecCREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst, CREST Practitioner Intrusion Analyst at CRESTCNAP - CISCO, CNAP - CISCO at Institución Profesional Salesiana Don BoscoMicrososft Certified Professional (MCP), Micrososft Certified Professional (MCP) at New Horizons
English, Spanish
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Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
xkill/test
Mar 2019 - Mar 2024
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
SambaDaRua/sdrpanel
Jul 2015 - Feb 2024
Panel de gestión de actuaciones, pensado para blocos samberos.
Contributions:7 PRs, 45 pushes, 5 branches in 8 years 8 months
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