
Ismael Valenzuela
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VP Threat Research & Intelligence @AWNetworks ▪️ Ex @Foundstone @Intel @McAfee @BlackBerry▪️ SANS Senior Instructor GSE #132 ▪️ #SEC530 #SEC568 #ThinkRedActBlue
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http://aboutsecurity.io/ 09-06-2009 19:23:40
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#ZeroTrust is complex. #AI helps simplify implementation. SANS’ Ismael Valenzuela (Ismael Valenzuela) breaks down predictive, generative & agentic AI in action. 📖 Read on The Hacker News: thehackernews.com/2025/07/assess…


Right after disclosing financially motivated "Greedy Sponge's" campaign targeting organizations in #Mexico (arcticwolf.com/resources/blog…), our Arctic Wolf Labs team has identified a new campaign by cyber-espionage group #DroppingElephant targeting Turkish defense contractors,


Thanks for the report Arctic Wolf! Further connected infrastructure based on upstream traffic patterns: 2.56.127.158 - cypowertech[.]org 94.131.108.94 - techzcore[.]org (recent & potentially live campaign) All four IPs in the attached image were suspended THE.Hosting 🐉🤝🤖
![Team Cymru Threat Research (@teamcymru_s2) on Twitter photo Thanks for the report <a href="/AWNetworks/">Arctic Wolf</a>!
Further connected infrastructure based on upstream traffic patterns:
2.56.127.158 - cypowertech[.]org
94.131.108.94 - techzcore[.]org (recent & potentially live campaign)
All four IPs in the attached image were suspended <a href="/the_hosting_/">THE.Hosting</a> 🐉🤝🤖 Thanks for the report <a href="/AWNetworks/">Arctic Wolf</a>!
Further connected infrastructure based on upstream traffic patterns:
2.56.127.158 - cypowertech[.]org
94.131.108.94 - techzcore[.]org (recent & potentially live campaign)
All four IPs in the attached image were suspended <a href="/the_hosting_/">THE.Hosting</a> 🐉🤝🤖](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwoO9tEWAAIwRG7.jpg)


My latest talk on the practical application of AI in #cyberdefense is now live! 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=HT3f66… This presentation was part of the SANS Institute “Secure Your Fortress” event back in April 2025, with 4,000 registrations and over 1,200+ live views from 76 countries.



“Thinking like a Red Teamer doesn’t mean becoming one, it means becoming a more dangerous defender.” That’s the heart of my #ThinkRedActBlue 🔴 🔵 philosophy, and I’m proud to see how well Galen Gough captured it after taking SANS Institute #SEC530. In his recent article, Galen
