Giovanni Forero
Chief Operations Officer
Bogota, Colombia
Summary
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Top SchoolGiovanni Forero is a cybersecurity executive and community builder with over 20 years shaping digital security across Latin America and 11 years in formal leadership roles. As Cofounder and COO of 7WAY Security and co-founder of La Villa Hacker, he blends operational rigor with a passion for open knowledge sharing that led him to found BSides Colombia and help launch DEFCON’s La Villa Hacker. Trained in information security and project R&D planning, he focuses on practical, tailored defense strategies that balance innovation, resilience, and people-centered approaches. Known for creating inclusive learning spaces, he consistently connects industry, academia, and grassroots communities to cultivate the next generation of security talent in LATAM.
11 years of coding experience
UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)Electronic Engineer, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Electronic Engineer, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Universidad El BosqueUniversitat Politècnica de València
English
Github Skills (29)
oracle-cloud10
penetration-testing10
ibm-cloud10
s3-bucket10
infosec9
shodan9
gcp9
aws9
threat-intelligence9
cloud-security9
azure9
oracle8
prompt-injection8
ai-security7
pentesting6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cruzgio/help
Dec 2020 - Apr 2025
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
cruzgio/CHFI
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:20 commits, 11 pushes in 9 days
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