An accomplished private and public sector technology professional, Nick identifies and helps resolve the technical and organizational issues that hold companies back from their true growth potential. Nick served as EVP of Strategy and Managed Services at Evertas; as VP of the Software Assurance Practice at Trail of Bits, and Chief Security Officer at Paxos Trust Company. Prior to this, Nick served as the NYPD Intelligence Bureau's Director of Cyber Intelligence and Investigations, 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, where he served as 451’s Vice President, Research Operations until 2009.

He is author or co-author of several books, including “Cyber Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse and Everything in Between (2020 and 2017, Weldon Owen); "In Context: Understanding Police Killings" (2016, Contextual Press/Calibre Press); "Blackhatonomics: An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime (Syngress, 2012)", and was technical editor of "Investigating Internet Crimes" (Syngress, 2013).