Nick Britton

Nick is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting practice who focuses on assisting organizations in proactively identifying vulnerabilities and risks through targeted technical testing.  Nick leads Protiviti’s Attack & Penetration practice in defining testing methodology and developing solutions to support organizations in performing assessments and building strategy in the following areas:

Red Teaming and Attack Simulation: Simulating the actions of a malicious actor attempting to compromise the organization’s critical systems and sensitive data.

Penetration Testing: Performing hands-on testing of networks, systems, and applications to proactively identify vulnerabilities and/or misconfigurations which may allow unauthorized access to sensitive systems, networks, or data.

Ransomware Readiness: Conducting attack simulation exercises which mimic the TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) leveraged by threat actors to help organizations understand their technical preparedness and resiliency to ransomware attacks.

Education

• MBA – Data Analytics, Southern Methodist University
• BBA – Management Information Systems, Baylor University

Professional Memberships and Certifications

• Elected Member, CREST Americas Council
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• Certified IS Security Professional (CISSP)