Rafael Larios is a Managing Security Consultant with 12+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering, and malware analysis across Windows, Linux and embedded platforms. Based in London, he has a strong track record testing and validating enterprise security products (NIPS/NGFW/UTM/HIPS/AV) from vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet and IBM, and is skilled in web services/SOA security and hardening. Rafael progressed from hands-on consulting and senior pentesting roles to leadership at NCC Group, combining technical depth (including intrusion detection/prevention and malicious code analysis) with client-facing project oversight. He holds an MSc in Information Security from Royal Holloway and began his career delivering security projects and secure architecture guidance in Mexico, giving him a practical cross-cultural perspective on security operations. Notably, his background spans both offensive research and validation of defensive products, enabling him to bridge adversary techniques and vendor controls effectively.
12 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc), Information Security, Masters, Master of Science (MSc), Information Security, Masters at Royal Holloway, University of London
Ingeniero en Computaci贸n, Seguridad Inform谩tica, Ingeniero en Computaci贸n, Seguridad Inform谩tica at Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico (UNAM)
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Rafael Larios - Managing Security Consultant at NCC Group