Sebastián Bortnik

Sebastián Bortnik

Research & Technology Manager


Education? CISM Certificate (Certified Information Security Manager).

Highlights of your career? Working on networking and information security for 10 years. Joined ESET after wining a prize for university students with a paper on Heuristics. Giving talks around Latam for the last 4 years in different universities, conferences in more than 15 countries.

Position and history at ESET? Education & Research Manager: Jan2012 – Present Awareness & Research Coordinator: Aug2010 - Dec2011 Awareness & Research Specialist: Feb2009 – Jul2010

What malware do you hate the most? Conficker created a disaster here in Latam, so I’ve been talking too much about this worm for the last three years. It was too much.

Favorite activities? Listen to music, play the guitar, play sports. Also, to talk. =)

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Don’t trust more than in the physical life.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? My mother was a computer teacher, so I've had contact with computers since I was 5 years old. The first was an XT Computer.

Favorite computer game/activity? I love to play basketball games on the computer.