Nick Britton
Managing Director
Nick is a Managing Director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting practice who focuses on assisting organisations 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 organisations 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 organisation’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 unauthorised 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 organisations 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)
