Agostino Pellegrino is an expert in cybersecurity, cyber threat intelligence, and digital forensics with over twenty years of experience, specialized in integrating technical research, field operations, and advanced training. Founder of ApInfoSec and technical contributor for Red Hot Cyber, he works on designing secure architectures, incident response, SOC/CTI/DFIR engineering, and advanced teaching. His approach is evidence-based, focused on resilience, automation, and compliance with major frameworks and standards.
Positions and Roles
- Founder and Head – ApInfoSec: specialized consultancy, security design, cyber intelligence, incident response, digital forensics, and advanced training.
- Technical Contributor – Red Hot Cyber: publishing articles, threat analyses, case studies, and insights on offensive and defensive techniques.
- Instructor and Trainer: ITS programs, master’s courses, and specialized training in offensive security, penetration testing, threat intelligence, malware analysis, incident response, digital forensics, cloud security, and governance.
Core Competencies
- Design and evaluation of enterprise and hybrid security architectures.
- Offensive security, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing.
- Cyber threat intelligence, OSINT, and monitoring criminal ecosystems.
- Malware analysis and controlled static reverse engineering.
- Digital forensics on endpoints, servers, and cloud environments.
- Incident response, operational playbooks, and orchestration (SOAR).
- Compliance and alignment with ISO/IEC 27001, NIS2, GDPR, IEC 62443, DORA, MITRE ATT&CK, FIRST.
- Development of integrated SOC/CTI operational platforms (Elastic, OpenCTI, MISP, Wazuh, Velociraptor, XSOAR).
Initiatives and Contributions
- Development of SOC and CTI operational platforms based on open-source and commercial stacks, focusing on automation, correlation, and data quality.
- Design of training syllabi combining theory and hands-on labs for real operational skills.
Recognitions, Projects, Certifications, and Publications
Professional Vision
Agostino views cybersecurity as a systemic discipline where technology, processes, and human factors must be integrated. He promotes awareness, continuous verification, adaptability, and skills development, avoiding purely formal approaches. He stands out for translating complex concepts into concrete operational models, balancing technical depth, methodological rigor, and practical usability.
