Dr. Luis O. Noguerol

Dr. Noguerol is the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Fisheries, where he oversees the cybersecurity operation for five states in the Southeast Region. In 2012, Dr. Noguerol was the Gold medal winner in the worldwide Hacker Halted competition after hacking a Windows Server 2012 in 33 minutes, in a real-life event. In 2016, Dr. Noguerol was selected as the C|CISO of the year worldwide, by the EC-Council Foundation and InfoSec Institute, among 2443 prospective experts from 131 countries. The same year, Dr. Noguerol was invited as a speaker to the FISSEA Conference at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), converting him in the very first Hispanic of having this honor. In 2017, he was selected as one of the Top 10 Technical Instructors in the world by New Horizons, Inc. As of July 12, 2023, Dr. Noguerol is a holder of 103 Information Technologies and Cybersecurity Certifications. During the last years, he has been a featured speaker at Information Technology/Information Security Symposiums throughout North America, Europe, Central America, South America, and multiple TV/radio shows.