Why I hack: How education saved my life | Diego Porras | TEDxGuatemala City Salon
Diego Porras, a Guatemalan security professional and self-taught ethical hacker, describes how curiosity, teenage anger and limited resources led to a successful career in cybersecurity. Years of research and learning brought him to global-scale projects and to work with cultures and perspectives beyond his own. The talk is a call to educate ourselves more and to think like hackers in order to question and rebuild the status quo.
In this video- Career path of a self-taught Guatemalan ethical hacker
- The role of education and self-directed learning
- A call to think like a hacker to challenge the status quo
"We are anonymous, we are legion. We do not forgive, we do not forget. Expect us" ¿Qué tienen que ver las series de hackers, las peliculas de acción y el famoso hito del internet, Anonymous, con un adolescente de una zona roja de Guatemala? Diego Porras, reconocido hacker y profesional de la seguridad nos explica como un concepto viral de internet, la rabia juvenil, las limitaciones economicas y años de apasionada investigación y aprendizaje se convirtieron en una carrera exitosa que le ha permitido trabajar en proyectos de escala global a la vez que ha experimentado distintas culturas y perspectivas. Este es un llamado a educar y educarnos más. A pensar como hackers y destruir, a la vez que reconstruir, el estatus quo." Diego Porras es un referente guatemalteco en ciberseguridad y hacker ético autodidacta. Es fundador de The Art of Hacking Guatemala y embajador de Hack The Box en el país, dedicándose activamente a educar y mentorizar a la comunidad. Destaca por ganar el CTF del Payments Village en DefCon y por ser el primer guatemalteco en unirse a AWS Security, donde trabaja con tecnología satelital, hardware y virtualización en Amazon, combinando excelencia técnica y liderazgo comunitario. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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- November 13, 2026 at 04:57 PM
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- Published at sourceNovember 13, 2026 at 04:57 PM
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