Senior Manager, Cyber Security
Nik has over 18 years in IT, with the last 9 being more focused on Security.
He is currently employed as a Senior Manager, Cyber Security for a Managed Security Services Provider, where he is responsible for leading 3 teams supporting various security technologies including IDS/IPS, AntiMalware tools, proxies, firewals, SIEM, etc.
He is also a SANS Instructor, teaching both the SEC503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth and SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling while also making the time to actively write on his blog at http://securitynik.blogspot.com
His academic credentials include a MSc Cyber Security Forensics, BSc Computer Science, along with PG Cert (Hons) specialization in VoIP and Wireless Broadband. He currently holds (and or held) various industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, CCNP Security and R&S, CCMSE +VSX, SFCA, SFCE, SWSE, MCSE, MCITP/EA, BCCPA,IBM Certified Deployment Professional – Security QRadar SIEM V7.1, ITIL, ISO9001 Internal Auditor, Splunk Admin/Knowledge Manager, etc.