Nick Britton Managing Director 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.EducationMBA – Data Analytics, Southern Methodist UniversityBBA – Management Information Systems, Baylor UniversityProfessional Memberships and CertificationsElected Member, CREST Americas CouncilOffensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)Certified IS Security Professional (CISSP)