Angel De Castro Muñoz
About Angel De Castro Muñoz
Angel De Castro Muñoz is a Sr. Security Engineer with extensive experience in cybersecurity, currently working at Rambus in the Netherlands. He has a strong background in security evaluations, Kubernetes, and cloud security, having previously worked at notable organizations such as SGS Brightsight and NATO Communications and Information Agency.
Work at Rambus
Angel De Castro Muñoz has been employed at Rambus as a Senior Security Engineer since 2019. In this role, he focuses on enhancing security measures and protocols within the organization. His responsibilities include analyzing the security of various platforms, such as the Azure portal, Kubernetes clusters, and Azure DevOps. He provides recommendations for security improvements to ensure robust protection against potential threats.
Education and Expertise
Angel studied Computer Science at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, where he earned both his Bachelor's degree from 2008 to 2011 and a Master's degree from 2012 to 2014. He also participated in an International Exchange Program at the University of San Diego in 2013 for 11 months. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in computer science principles, which he applies in his professional roles.
Background
Prior to his current position at Rambus, Angel held various roles in the technology and cybersecurity sectors. He worked as a Security Evaluator at SGS Brightsight from 2016 to 2019 and completed an internship in the Cybersecurity Service Line at NATO Communications and Information Agency in 2016. He also gained experience in the banking sector during his internship at everis from 2011 to 2012 and worked in IT at Johnson & Johnson Medical in 2015.
Technical Skills and Projects
Angel has demonstrated expertise in several technical areas. He has performed Nessus CIS benchmarks and Kube-bench to enhance Kubernetes and CentOS configurations. He has deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters and Elasticsearch clusters, utilizing Virtualbox for performance benchmarks. Additionally, he has developed a web dashboard using Django and Python to organize security scan results and created an x509 certificate parser in C using the OpenSSL library.
Achievements in Cybersecurity
Throughout his career, Angel has contributed to various cybersecurity initiatives. He has given technical presentations on topics such as Kubernetes Security, Prisma Cloud, and CI/CD security scans. His work includes developing proof of concept firmware modules for Utimaco's HSM in C and maintaining a verification testbench using SystemVerilog and UVM, showcasing his commitment to advancing security practices.