Diego is the Leader of Incident Response for IBM X-Force Latin America where he leads a team of security consultants focused on the areas of adversary trend analysis, incident response, threat hunting and investigation.
Diego is a seasoned Cyber Security professional with a comprehensive technical background in Security Engineering, coupled with significant exposure to executive and C-Level management. His career is distinguished by his leadership role in guiding a diverse team of professionals across Latin America managing high-profile engagements that span both the Americas and Europe. He is passionate about leveraging his extensive expertise to drive security innovation, protect critical information assets, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the cybersecurity domain. His leadership experience, coupled with my technical acumen and strategic insight, positions him to contribute significantly to any organization aiming to enhance its security posture in the face of evolving global threats.
What if the most sophisticated attack against your institution didn't come from a foreign group or a global campaign, but from the badge that walks past you every day?
In this talk, we reveal the behind-the-scenes of an investigation that exposed a case of corporate espionage in the Latin American financial sector, where the line between organized crime and an APT becomes dangerously thin.
Presented at Ekoparty Miami 2026