OPERATIONAL
[ ABOUT ] // OPERATOR PROFILE

Built by operators,
not auditors.

REDOPS Security is a boutique offensive security consultancy registered in Cyprus EU. We do focused, technically deep engagements — and nothing else.

operator.profile
// NAME
Asier Barranco
// ROLE
Founder & Lead Consultant
// EXPERIENCE
6+ years offensive security
// SPECIALTY
AD pentesting, EDR evasion, web/API
// LOCATION
EU / Remote
// LANGUAGES
English · Spanish
// BACKGROUND

From the trenches.

Asier Barranco is a senior offensive security operator with over 6 years of full-time experience in the field. His background spans Spanish telecom security (Telefónica Tech), boutique consultancies, and international red team engagements.

Currently a Senior Offensive Security Consultant at VerSprite Cybersecurity (USA), with prior tenure as Senior Offensive Security Engineer at Telefónica Tech where he led penetration tests across Active Directory, web applications, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), mobile, IoT, and infrastructure assessments.

Specializations include modern Active Directory attack chains, EDR evasion against mature solutions (Sophos, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), custom shellcode loader development, and web application security at depth.

// CERTIFICATIONS

Verifiable expertise.

OSEP
Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester
OffSec · Feb 2026
OSCP
Offensive Security Certified Professional
OffSec · Jun 2023
OSWP
Offensive Security Wireless Professional
OffSec · Oct 2023
CRTP
Certified Red Team Professional
Pentester Academy · 2022
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council · 2022/2025
10 CVEs
MITRE / INCIBE assigned
CVE-2024-8161 + 9 more
// CAREER

Field history.

May 2026 — Present
VerSprite Cybersecurity
Senior Offensive Security Consultant

Red team operations, Active Directory penetration testing, web application security, infrastructure assessments for international clients.

Mar 2022 — Apr 2026 · 4 years
Telefónica Tech
Senior Offensive Security Engineer

Full-spectrum pentesting across Active Directory, web, API, cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), mobile, IoT, wireless, and infrastructure. LLM/AI security testing, social engineering campaigns.

Sep 2021 — Dec 2022
Assured Clarity Limited (UK)
Offensive Security Instructor

Hands-on offensive security training: ethical hacking, penetration testing with Burp Suite, AWS security assessments, OSINT, threat modeling.

Mar 2019 — Mar 2022 · 3 years
Bullhost Cloud Services
Offensive Security Engineer

Pentesting, web and API audits, vulnerability management, incident response. Both offensive and defensive operations including SOC monitoring.

// ENTITY

REDOPS Security Ltd.
EU-registered, Cyprus.

// Legal
Entity REDOPS Security Ltd.
Registration HE 491541
Jurisdiction Cyprus (EU)
Invoicing EUR / USD / Stablecoin
Compliance GDPR / EU DPA

REDOPS Security operates as a clean B2B entity registered in the European Union. All engagements are invoiced through the Cyprus Ltd., with standard MSA + SOW agreements available in English and Spanish.

We work with clients across the EU, UK, USA, and Latin America. NDAs are signed before any technical scope discussion. Standard payment terms are 50% upfront, 50% on delivery.

// WE WORK WITH

Serious organizations.

  • SaaS & Fintech
    Companies with real attack surface and customer data to protect.
  • Regulated industries
    Finance, healthcare, energy — compliance + actual security.
  • Mid-market enterprises
    50–2000 employees with internal IT/security teams.
  • Boutique consultancies
    Subcontracting senior capacity for client engagements.
// WE DON'T DO

A few things.

  • Automated scan reports
    If a Nessus license can do it, we're not the right vendor.
  • Mass compliance tickboxes
    We work with organizations that want depth, not checkboxes.
  • Junior-led engagements
    Every engagement is led by senior operators only.
  • Unethical scope
    No work without proper authorization. No grey-zone engagements.

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