Entrepreneur, serial tech inventor, and visionary David Barroso is the CTO and founder of CounterCraft. Prior to founding the business and developing our Cyber Deception Platform, he was instrumental in the set-up of ElevenPaths, Telefónica’s flagship cybersecurity business, and led the cybercrime division at a leading pure-play European cybersecurity company. David is recognized globally for his contribution to the industry as a captivating speaker, lecturer and thought leader, regularly found leading the debate about emerging threats at Black Hat and RSA conferences, among many others
Quantifying cyber risk remains central to David’s inclination for research and development, and he knows that the best leaders never stop learning to stay one step ahead. His knack for innovation in response to emerging threats and his exceptional ability to guide stakeholders towards delivering advanced cybercrime threat intelligence and active defense solutions underpin his position as founder of CounterCraft.
Collaborating and expanding his knowledge and experience enables David to build and innovate successfully in fast paced, advanced tech environments. He thinks of CounterCraft as a family that continues to grow and is extremely proud of that. David subscribes to the philosophy that security is about strength in numbers, so the more who have expertise the better to level the playing field and succeed in defeating threat adversaries.