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- April

2019

Posted by: Javier Tallón

[Cybersecurity & hacking tools and techniques]

jtsec, SIC 2019 awards

Since Jose and I started working in the field of cybersecurity certification, SIC magazine has always been a reference. It was 2007 and from time to time we received it in the office. We loved to read it and keep up to date with what was happening in the sector, the news from the different manufacturers and how the then much smaller world of cybersecurity in Spain was evolving.

Only two years had passed since the beginning of our working career and our former boss had the honour of receiving a SIC award. I remember the news as something great, a recognition to the effort of the company of which also we felt to be part.

When Pepe de la Peña, Director of SIC Magazine, wrote to tell us that we had been nominated for this award, our surprise and joy could not have been greater. I really don't know if we are deserving but of course we are very excited. We are not yet two years old and this award is not a goal achieved, but rather a sign that we are on the right track, and above all a encouragement to continue working hard in the same direction.

Last Wednesday 24th, during the Cybersecurity Dinner, jtsec received from the hands of José Manuel Vera, the SIC Magazine 2019 award, "For its technical competence and promotion of security evaluations oriented to the certification of CC and LINCE products, as well as for the validation of cryptographic modules under the FIPS 140-2 standard". It was a real honor to be among other great references for us as Alfonso Muñoz, Raul Siles, Pablo San Emeterio and even the Secretary of State Director of CNI-CCN, Felix Sanz Roldan. Congratulations to all the winners!

Today we cannot but thank all those who are working to bring real value to cybersecurity certification, the SIC Magazine, all the people at CCN and in particular the Products and Technologies Department (PYTEC), the Certification Body, and those responsible for the CPSTIC catalogue. But above all the team that works with us every day in jtsec, hopefully all of them feel as part of this award as we feel of the one that received by our former company back in 2009.

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Javier Tallón/Technical Director

Expert consultant on the Common Criteria standard, and other security assurance standards in the field of the information technology (FIPS 140-2, ITSEC, ISO 27K1, SOC 2, ENS...). Javier has served as an evaluator in the Spanish CB for the country major evaluation labs. As a consultant, he has successfully accompanied national and international companies in several certification processes (to EAL5+). His experience has led him to participate as a speaker at several conferences on computer security and certification (SuperSec, Cybercamp, Navaja Negra, International Common Criteria Conference, International Cryptographic Module Conference, EUCyberact Conference). He is also Cyber Security lecturer, giving classes of Secure Software Engineering at the University of Granada and is CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and OSCP/OSCE (Offensive Security Certified Professional & Certified Expert) certified .

In 2015 he begins to lay the foundations of what will be jtsec. He currently works as Technical Director of the evaluation lab and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Granada site from where the company develops most of the work. Recognized expert in various disciplines of cybersecurity (reversing, exploiting, web, ...), assumes the technical direction of most of the projects, directing and organizing the work of the team. He also leads the Research and Development area, encouraging the participation of the jtsec team in multiple Congresses.