
Carlos Lacasa is an independent strategic cybersecurity consultant specializing in risk governance, resilience, and security integration in industrial IT/OT environments. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology and cybersecurity. For nearly two decades, he built his career at ArcelorMittal, where he worked on protecting corporate and industrial systems and ensuring the continuity of production operations. He later served as CISO, head of R&D, and a member of the executive committee at Open Cloud Factory. At Cipherbit, part of the Oesía Group, he was manager of offensive security and cyber intelligence.
In his current role, he helps executive teams prioritize risks, define cybersecurity strategies, and translate technical and regulatory requirements into viable action plans. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of the Basque Country, a master’s degree in Cybersecurity from Mondragon Unibertsitatea, and is CISSP and OSCP certified.