threat researcher · detection engineer · SOC consultant
My name is Iago. I'm a cyber security analyst and researcher and a cryptography enthusiast. I'm currently Co-founder of 8layers and in my day-to-day I work as a Threat Researcher focused on Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering.
I'm also a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Vigo, working on feature engineering and data enrichment for cyber security AI models. Founder and member of Hackliza, a galician community (in english and galician) about cyber security, maths, free software and other stuff. Member of the team "Shandyman and the Three Half Pints", three-time winners of the global OSINT event to find missing people.
With more than 10 years as a DFIR and CTI consultant, security analyst and SOC Manager for Fortune 500 companies and firms listed on IBEX35/NASDAQ, I also offer consulting/SME services to help organisations build and mature their SOCs.
If your team is building a SOC from scratch, or already has one running but is drowning in false positives and unclear processes, I can help on three fronts:
If you're considering taking your SOC to the next level, building a hunting program or industrialising your detection engineering, drop me a line.