Summary
Samir Garnica is a seasoned offensive security researcher and Purple Team specialist with a decade of hands-on experience hardening enterprise environments from his base in Bogotá. Currently protecting Banco de Bogotá and co-founding Hawktesters, he blends practical red-team tactics with defensive engineering to close real-world attack paths. Previously a security consultant at Entelgy Innotec, he has deep expertise in backend systems, Linux-first operations, and ethical hacking practices. A systems engineer by training, Samir is passionate about knowledge sharing and cultivating security culture across teams, often approaching problems with a developer’s mindset rather than pure tool-centric thinking.
10 years of coding experience
Ingenieria de sistemas, Ingenieria de sistemas at Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
ingeniero de sistemas Ingeniería de sistemas, ingeniero de sistemas Ingeniería de sistemas at Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander