About

An accomplished information technology, information security, and physical security professional, Nick serves on the Board of Advisors for the 501(c)(3) non-profit National Child Protection Task Force, a rapid-response task force locating missing children, identifying predators, and fortifying law enforcement’s ability to tackle complex crimes against society’s most vulnerable; and as an advisor for the 501(c)(3) non-profit Sightline Security, which gives non-profits a roadmap to operationalize their cybersecurity.

The author of many books, Nick provides technology transformation, information security, disaster- and cyber incident-readiness assessments at Evertas Professional Services, and is CEO of EPSD, Inc. He has served for 14 years in various roles as a law enforcement officer and executive.

From 2021 to 2023, Nick served as VP of the Software Assurance Practice at Trail of Bits (where he was the voice and executive producer of its podcast), and from 2019 to 2021 as Chief Security Officer at Paxos Trust Company (where he once soothed reporters on CNN at the start of the pandemic that companies are ready for remote work).

From 2018 to 2020, Nick served as Director of Cyber Intelligence and Investigations at the NYPD Intelligence Bureau, where he helped the department understand how it investigates online, and how Cyber Enabled crime affects New Yorkers.

In 2005 he founded the information security practice at industry analyst firm 451 Research, (now S&P Global Market Intelligence) where he served until 2009 as 451’s Vice President, Research Operations.