About the Author

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Omar Santos is a cybersecurity thought leader with a passion for driving industry-wide initiatives to enhance the security of critical infrastructures. Omar is the lead of the DEF CON Red Team Village, the chair of the Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) technical committee, and board member of the OASIS Open standards organization. Omar's collaborative efforts extend to numerous organizations, including the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) and the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI). Omar is a renowned expert in ethical hacking, vulnerability research, incident response, and AI security. He employs his deep understanding of these disciplines to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats. His dedication to cybersecurity has made a significant impact on businesses, academic institutions, law enforcement agencies, and other entities striving to bolster their security measures. Omar is currently leading several Artificial Intelligence (AI) security research efforts at the Cisco Security and Trust Organization (STO). With over twenty books, video courses, white papers, and technical articles under his belt, Omar's expertise is widely recognized and respected. As a principal engineer at Cisco's Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), Omar not only leads engineers and incident managers in investigating and resolving cybersecurity vulnerabilities, but also actively mentors the next generation of security professionals. You can follow Omar on Twitter @santosomar.