Luca Izzo
Cybersecurity Engineer
Luca Izzo
Whoami
I'm Luca, a Cybersecurity Engineer working at the European Space Agency's Security Office, where I support Security Assurance activities for space systems and critical European infrastructures.
My role focuses on ensuring that complex, mission-critical systems meet security requirements throughout their entire lifecycle — through security accreditation processes, risk analysis and management, verification of security control implementation, and coordination with key stakeholders including national security authorities.
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a Master's in Cybersecurity, both from the University of Salerno. My technical background spans network security, penetration testing, cryptography, and digital forensics — disciplines that complement the governance and assurance work I carry out daily at ESA.
Beyond the terminal, I'm a lifelong basketball player — I competed at national level with the Italian Under-18 and Under-20 teams, and won two championships with Basket Scafati and Geko Sant'Antimo. Astronomy has been the other constant in my life, which makes working at ESA feel less like a job and more like a mission.
- Age
- Homecountry 🇮🇹
- Address goo.gl/rK5oL13D
- Current Location 🛰️ Somewhere over Earth
🏀 Basketball
- 🥇 Italian National Team — Under 18 (2012)
- 🏆 Serie B Champion — Basket Scafati (2013/14)
- 🥇 Italian National Team — Under 20 (2014)
- 🏆 Serie B Champion — Geko Sant'Antimo (2018/19)
Favorite Quotes
If you do not believe in yourself, no one will do it for you.
Hope consists of the possibility of always having something to achieve.
Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet
We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?
Resume
Experience
Jun 2023
European Space AgencySecurity Assurance Engineer
ESA Security Office
Sep 2021
European Space AgencyYoung Graduate Trainee
Security in Telecommunications
2018
University of SalernoLab Internship
Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) within Cybersecurity
Education
2021
University of SalernoMaster Degree in Cyber Security
110L
2018
University of SalernoBachelor Degree in Computer Science
Beyond Tech
2020 - 2021
SalernoPro Basketball Player
Playmaker
2018 - 2020
S.AntimoPro Basketball Player
Playmaker
2016 - 2017
ScafatiPro Basketball Player
Playmaker
2015 - 2016
RosetoPro Basketball Player
Playmaker
2011 - 2015
ScafatiPro Basketball Player
Playmaker
Hard Skills
Cybersecurity
Penetration Testing
Ethical Hacking
Cryptography
Digital Forensics
Network Security
Security Assurance
Risk Management
Coding Skills
Python
Java
C
SQL
HTML/CSS
PHP
R
Android
Knowledge
- Security Assurance
- Risk Management
- Security Accreditation
- ISO 27001
- NIST Framework
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Information Security
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Cloud Computing
- Machine Learning
- Neural Nets
- Telecommunications
- Operating Systems
- Distributed Programming
- Software Engineering
- Algorithms
- Database
Certificates
Terrorism and Counterterrorism View certification
Certified Digital Forensics Professional View certification
Satellite Communications and Navigation: Technologies, Markets and Applications View certification
CISCO: Packet Tracer View certification
Splunk> Fundamentals View certification
GDPR and Privacy View certification
CISCO: Cybersecurity Essentials View certification
Project
Blog
Coming Soon
Articles and write-ups are on the way.
ContactMe
Earth
Get In Touch
Have a question, a project proposal, or just want to say hello?
Feel free to reach me directly by email. I prefer encrypted communications —
my PGP public key is available in the header above.