Petar Lachkov

Petar Lachkov has had a diverse work experience over the past decade. From 2011 to 2015, they worked as a Concrete Subcontractor and Project Manager at Abarrco Contracting. From 2015 to 2017, they worked as a Decorative Concrete Specialist and Inventory Manager at Riverbed Concrete Inc. In 2018, they were a Network Security Intern at the Computer Information Systems Department at San Antonio College. From 2017 to 2021, they worked at Run TMJ, LLC. as a Team Lead and Technical Support. Most recently, they have been working at Inspectiv as a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Threat Intelligence Analyst, and Security Analyst. In 2020, they also assumed the role of Vice Chair at the Association of Computing Machinery Student Chapter at Texas A&M University - San Antonio.

Petar Lachkov has a comprehensive educational background in the field of Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance. Petar obtained an Associate of Applied Science from San Antonio College in 2017-2019, a Bachelor of Applied Arts And Sciences from Texas A&M University-San Antonio in 2019-2021, and an Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Cybersecurity (ACS) from SANS Technology Institute in 2022-2023. Petar also holds a range of certifications from institutions such as CompTIA, Palo Alto Networks, VMware, Linux Professional Institute, San Antonio College, SANS Institute, Oracle, TestOut Continuing Education, and Cybrary, including CompTIA Network Security Professional - CNSP, CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional - CNVP, Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Associate, VMware Certified Associate - Digital Business Transformation, Certified Linux Administrator (LPIC-1), CompTIA Linux+, Computer Forensics Level I, GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Certified Operations Associate, CompTIA PenTest+, TestOut Security Professional, TCP/IP Network Certification, CompTIA Security Analytics Professional, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), and GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC).