José Palanco
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José Palanco

José Ramón Palanco is the CEO/CTO of Plexicus, a pioneering company in ASPM (Application Security Posture Management) launched in 2024, offering AI-powered remediation capabilities. Previously, he founded Dinoflux in 2014, a Threat Intelligence startup that was acquired by Telefonica, and has been working with 11paths since 2018. His experience includes roles at Ericsson`s R&D department and Optenet (Allot). He holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from the University of Alcala de Henares and a Master`s in IT Governance from the University of Deusto. As a recognized cybersecurity expert, he has been a speaker at various prestigious conferences including OWASP, ROOTEDCON, ROOTCON, MALCON, and FAQin. His contributions to the cybersecurity field include multiple CVE publications and the development of various open source tools such as nmap-scada, ProtocolDetector, escan, pma, EKanalyzer, SCADA IDS, and more.

The DevSecOps Arsenal: Zero to Hero
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The DevSecOps Arsenal: Zero to Hero

Running `trivy image` isn't DevSecOps—it's noise generation. Real security engineering is about signal-to-noise ratio. This guide provides production-grade configurations for 17 industry-standard tools to stop vulnerabilities without stopping the business, organized into three phases: pre-commit, CI gatekeepers, and runtime scanning.

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Cut the Noise: Make Your Security Tools Actually Work for You
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Cut the Noise: Make Your Security Tools Actually Work for You

Installing a security tool is the easy part. The hard part begins on 'Day 2,' when that tool reports 5,000 new vulnerabilities. This guide focuses on vulnerability management: how to filter out duplicate alerts, manage false positives, and track the metrics that actually measure success. Learn how to move from 'finding bugs' to 'fixing risks' without overwhelming your team.

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Best SCA Tools in 2025: Scan Dependencies, Secure Your Software Supply Chain
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Best SCA Tools in 2025: Scan Dependencies, Secure Your Software Supply Chain

Modern applications depend a lot on third-party and open-source libraries. This speeds up development, but it also increases the risk of attacks. Each dependency can introduce issues like unpatched security flaws, risky licenses, or outdated packages. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools help address these problems.

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Web Application Security: Best Practices, Testing, and Assessment for 2026
Cybersecurity

Web Application Security: Best Practices, Testing, and Assessment for 2026

Web application security is essential to protect your apps from cyberattacks that target sensitive data and disrupt operations. This guide covers the importance of web app security, common vulnerabilities, best practices, and testing methods, helping you secure your application, ensure compliance, and maintain user trust

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15 DevSecOps Trends to Secure Your Business
Cybersecurity

15 DevSecOps Trends to Secure Your Business

A nightmare security breach has become a reality for many European companies. Learn the 15 transformative DevSecOps trends you must know to stay off the breach list.

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The Ultimate Consultative Guide to Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Application Security

The Ultimate Consultative Guide to Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

If you’re building or running software today, you’re probably juggling micro-services, serverless functions, containers, third-party packages, and an avalanche of compliance check-boxes. Each moving part spawns its own findings, dashboards, and angry red alerts. Before long, risk visibility feels like driving in San Francisco fog at 2 a.m.—you know danger’s out there, but you can’t quite see it.

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Plexicus Secures a $150K Investment from Microsoft
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Plexicus Secures a $150K Investment from Microsoft

Plexicus has secured a $150,000 investment from Microsoft to expand its cloud infrastructure. This funding will enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability, enabling Plexicus to support more businesses with AI-powered enterprise solutions.

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Plexicus and Céfiros Strengthen Cybersecurity in 19 countries
Cybersecurity

Plexicus and Céfiros Strengthen Cybersecurity in 19 countries

A new collaboration between Plexicus and Céfiros is set to enhance application security across 19 countries in Latam and Iberia. This cybersecurity collaboration brings advanced Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) solutions to organizations seeking to proactively defend against cyber threats.

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Ready to validate what matters?

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SAMPLE HANDOVER · ILLUSTRATIVE

Sample evidence handover

A trimmed view of what your team receives at the end of an AI Swarm Pentest engagement. Real engagements include full technical evidence, executive narrative, and a remediation plan.

VALIDATED FINDING Evidence attached

Server-Side Request Forgery in webhooks/receiver

demo-project/sample-app · src/webhooks/receiver.py:42

SeverityHigh CVSS 3.18.6 Priority79 Confirmedvia replay

Untrusted caller-supplied URLs reach an internal egress without an allowlist. Replayed in a sandbox against a fresh authorised target — the same control was validated to fail twice.

REVIEWER-READY REMEDIATION Merge-ready PR

Validate the target URL against an allowlist of permitted hostnames. Reject private/internal IP ranges. Enforce HTTPS only.

plexicus/remediation/webhooks-ssrf 3 changed · 0 new files
42resp = requests.get(target_url)
42+if not is_allowed_host(target_url):
43+  raise WebhookRejected(target_url)
44+resp = requests.get(target_url, timeout=5)
Every engagement hands over:
  • Executive briefing
  • Validated findings list
  • Merge-ready PRs
  • Compliance mapping (NIS2 · DORA · CRA)