Santiago Pontiroli

Santiago Pontiroli is a cybersecurity expert focusing on threat intelligence efforts at Acronis as Lead Scurity Researcher of the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU). He specializes in analyzing nation-state actors, criminal organizations, and financially motivated threat groups, focusing on malware analysis, reverse engineering, and creating advanced detection capabilities.

Beyond his work at Acronis, Santiago is an active contributor to the cybersecurity community. He has authored articles and whitepapers and presented his research at renowned global conferences, including Virus Bulletin, CARO, Nuit du Hack, MITRE ATT&CK, BlueHat, 8.8, and ekoParty.

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