Alan Messias Cordeiro de Lacerda (alacerda) is a network technologist and penetration tester with a strong background in network, infrastructure, and Linux administration. He has over 20 years of experience working as a Network Analyst, System Administrator (Windows and Linux), Web developer (J2EE), and during the last years as a penetration tester, vulnerability researcher, and malware development with Golang (C2 and some implants).

Alan is Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), eLearn Web application Penetration Tester (eWPT), Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP), and DESEC Certified Penetration Tester (DCPT) - certifications that prove hands-on skills. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) - certifications that prove strong knowledge of network and Linux administration.

Also, he has spoken in some security conferences like JampaSec, CajuSec, HackBahia, FLISOL, and in other local security meetings like SSASec and WorkTech. He is passionate about vulnerability research, learning new things, programming, and exploit development.

Keywords: Vulnerability Research, Penetration Tester, TCP/IP, Programming, Public speech.