Nicholas Hinsch is a passionate technical offensive information security professional/Red Team Lead with a background in mixed-OS network/system administration and full-stack software development operations. Nicholas has a passion for FUD payloads, physical access control systems, exploit development and zero-knowledge non-cooperative testing apps/embedded devices.He bridges the gap between engineering culture and executive leadership to effectively communicate business risk and mitigate threats through policy and procedure recommendations and deep-dive tactical technical remediation strategies.Nicholas completed Offensive Security’s Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK) and holds certification as an Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).As a Rubicon Information Security Consultant, Nicholas has performed physical+logical Red Team engagements, technical assessment, adversarial threat simulations and goal-oriented penetration testing for organizations ranging from startups to Enterprise across diverse industry verticals. As a security awareness speaker, Nicholas has presented to non-technical users, technology professionals, and business leaders on topics ranging from phishing and ransomware to 0-day exploit development, network/app penetration techniques, adversarial technical attack methodologies and endpoint security/AV bypass techniques.