Cervando Bañuelos II

Cervando Bañuelos II is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in product security and offensive security roles. Currently serving as a Senior Product Security Engineer at Aurora since June 2023, Cervando previously led the Red Team at Twitter and worked as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Engineer II at Amazon. Prior positions include Senior Offensive Security Engineer and Offensive Security Engineer at MITRE, and Computer Scientist roles at SPAWAR and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Cervando has also contributed as an intern in various organizations focused on cybersecurity, nuclear verification, and treaty protocols. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Assurance from the Naval Postgraduate School, a Master's degree in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University.