Antonio De La Fuente Diaz
Antonio De La Fuente Diaz
Creator of Prowler (open-source cloud security), Founder & CEO at Prowler. Former Senior Security Consultant / Senior Security Engineer at AWS. Based in Granada, Spain. Open-source advocate, speaker, and author on cloud security.
Projects
Ideas brought to life. A look at the products, companies, and creative works built from the ground up.
Prowler (open-source)
Creator and primary maintainer of Prowler, an open-source cloud security assessment, auditing, hardening and forensics-readiness tool (AWS, expanded to multi-cloud). Prowler is widely used in the security community and has thousands of stars on GitHub.
ProwlerPro / Prowler (company)
Founder & CEO leading commercialization and productization of Prowler into a company/platform (ProwlerPro / Prowler). Oversees product, community engagement, and go-to-market efforts.
My Arsenal of AWS Security Tools (curated list)
Curated list and guide of defensive, offensive, auditing, DFIR and other AWS security tools maintained on GitHub and blyx.com blog.
SANSCloudSecuritySummit2018 materials
Slides and materials for the SANS Cloud Security Summit 2018 talk covering cloud security and Prowler usage.
Open-source contributions (phpRADmin, Alfresco BART, Nagios plugin)
Early open-source contributions including phpRADmin, Alfresco backup and recovery tools and monitoring plugins; part of a long history in FLOSS and security tooling.
In the Spotlight
A collection of articles, interviews, and viral content where achievements have been shared.
Recognitions
Formal validation from the top. A showcase of official awards, grants, and government acknowledgements.
Prowler: widely used open-source cloud security tool (GitHub popularity)
2016 – presentProwler has become one of the most-used open-source cloud security tools with many thousands of GitHub stars and widespread community adoption.
Professional certifications
variousMultiple industry certifications listed on LinkedIn and personal bio: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Business Professional, AWS Technical Professional, AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, RHCE, ITIL v3, LPI C1, Alfresco Certified Administrator (ACA).
Seed funding / growth (company milestone)
2025Public company updates indicate Prowler raised a $6.5M seed extension (company milestone referenced on LinkedIn and company communications).
GitHub achievements
ongoingArctic Code Vault Contributor and multiple community recognitions on GitHub profile.
Work Experience
Key roles that defined the journey.
Founder & CEO
Leading product, open-source community and company strategy for Prowler — commercial and open-source cloud security platform.
Creator & Maintainer
Originator and lead maintainer of Prowler open-source project since its inception in 2016; responsible for design, contributions, community management, and roadmap.
Senior Security Engineer / Senior Security Consultant
Former AWS practitioner roles focused on cloud security, incident response, consulting and engineering (detailed in personal bio and LinkedIn).
Senior Security Architect / Lead Security Operations / Product Security / Principal Solutions Engineer & Trainer
Multiple senior security and engineering roles at Alfresco spanning operations, product security and training prior to AWS tenure.
Systems Integrator / Security Consultant (earlier roles)
Early career roles in systems administration, security, networking, training and open-source projects.
Membership
Affiliations and memberships in prestigious organizations and communities.
Listed member / speaker for ONUG events and sessions on cloud security and Prowler demonstrations.
Frequent speaker and presenter at major security conferences, sharing Prowler and cloud security best practices.
Active open-source community leader and recognized contributor on GitHub (Arctic Code Vault mention on profile).
Education
Academic foundation and learning journey.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect; AWS Security Specialty; AWS Business Professional; AWS Technical Professional; CISSP; Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE); ITIL v3; LPI C1; Alfresco Certified Administrator (ACA). Listed on LinkedIn and personal bio.
Authored materials and training content for SANS, Packt Publishing contributions, and in-person workshops on AWS/cloud security and forensics.
Socials
Connect and explore.