Marco Antonio Lozano Merino
About Marco Antonio Lozano Merino
Marco Antonio Lozano Merino is a cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in education and consultancy. He currently serves as the Director of the Cybersecurity Course at Thomson Reuters and holds multiple cybersecurity certifications.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Marco Antonio Lozano Merino serves as the Director del desarrollo del curso en 'Ciberseguridad' at Thomson Reuters since 2018. In this role, he oversees the development and implementation of cybersecurity training programs, ensuring they meet industry standards and address current cybersecurity challenges. His position involves collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance the educational offerings related to cybersecurity.
Current Role at INCIBE
Since 2019, Marco Antonio Lozano Merino has been working at INCIBE - Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad as Responsable de Servicios de Ciberseguridad para Empresas y Profesionales. His responsibilities include providing cybersecurity services and support to businesses and professionals in León and surrounding areas. He also serves as a specialist in cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises (pymes) since 2017, contributing to the enhancement of cybersecurity practices within the region.
Education and Certifications
Marco Antonio Lozano Merino holds multiple cybersecurity certifications, including CISM, GIAC, CCS-G, CCS-T, ITIL, and ISO 27000. He studied Ciberseguridad en sistemas de control industrial at the Department of Homeland Security, achieving the DHS ICS-CERT 301 certification in 2020. Additionally, he earned a Grado en criminología from UNIR - La Universidad en Internet from 2019 to 2023 and a Diplomado en Tecnologías de la Información from Universidad SEK from 2005 to 2008.
Teaching Experience
Marco Antonio Lozano Merino has extensive teaching experience in cybersecurity. He has been a professor at Universidad de León in the Máster Profesional de Tecnologías de Seguridad since 2011. He also teaches at Escuela de Organización Industrial as a homologated professor since 2017. His previous teaching roles include being a professor at ICEMD from 2013 to 2015 and collaborating with various educational institutions on cybersecurity-related programs.
Background in Cybersecurity Consulting
Marco Antonio Lozano Merino has a background in cybersecurity consulting, having worked with ISDEFE, where he focused on cybersecurity for the Spanish defense sector. He also contributed as an expert in cybersecurity at INCIBE from 2010 to 2017. His experience includes coordinating the Oficina de Seguridad del Internauta (osi.es) and participating as an expert evaluator for projects with the European Commission.