David Alves is a Cybersecurity Solution Engineer at Microsoft with over eight years of professional experience in cybersecurity. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Security and Cyberspace Law, combining technical security expertise with an understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding digital security.
In his role, David works with organizations to strengthen their security posture and navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape, with a focus on modern security operations, cloud environments, and identity-driven security.
With a background in Offensive Security, he brings an attacker’s mindset into defensive security. David focuses on helping organizations better understand how real-world attacks unfold and how security teams can build practical, layered security strategies that improve visibility and response capabilities across their environments.
Always striving to learn new concepts and I try to surround myself with knowledgable people I can take learnings from. Competed in several Jeopardy-style CTFs both solo and with teams. Looking into starting a career in the field.