Nick Drage

“I worked with Nick on developing and implementing a range of table top cyber wargames/ exercises for a range of organisations. His insights and breadth of experience were invaluable to the clients. I highly recommend him and continue to work with him on various cyber wargame related projects. ”

“I contacted Nick after he did a presentation about penetration testing at my college, I was eager to contact him for job opportunities and not only did he reply but he put in alot of time and effort in suggesting companies, helping me with my CV, and suggesting improvements. He gave up alot of his time in helping me to find a graduate job and did various follow up emails to see how I was getting on. I would recommend Nick because he cared about helping me, and that is quite rare when approaching a company, and he provided me with great insight about what job opportunities are out there and where to look.”

“I had the pleasure of having Nick in my team at HP, working as a pre-sales security architect. Moving into pre-sales from a background in penetration testing, Nick brought a wealth of real world knowledge and a deep understanding of security that he applied to the sales opportunities he worked on. Nick is intelligent, professional and I enjoyed having him as part of the team. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for a role in security pre-sales, pen testing or threat & vulnerability management.”

“Having had Nick as a colleague in a regionally distributed team across Europe was a pleasure. We had touching points in the Pre-Sales and Penetration Testing areas. Nick's breadth of technical knowledge is impressive as well as his focus on details. Deeply rooted in the security community, Nick is one of the few technical experts who understand the business, commercial and contractual side of security as well as having hands-on knowledge of how companies can be attacked and defended. Being a careful listener and very attentive, Nick is well positioned for mentoring tasks.”

“Nick was a great addition to the HP Security Solutions Architects team when I was working there. Nick has fantastic real world security knowledge enabling relevant conversation to customers and within the team. On a personal note he was also very easy to get on with, professional in stature and someone whom I trusted through our working time together. With his vast subject knowledge I would have no hesitation in recommending Nick as a very highly rated security professional.”

“Nick worked on Dark Guest, a training publication about cyberwarfare for a major client with defence interests. He supplied expert knowledge about various aspects of hacking.”

“I found Nick to be an excellent penetration tester with great knowledge and aptitude in his subject area. I would have no hesitation in recommending to any organisation as a very high rated security professional.”

“I worked along side Nick for almost a year at SecureTest and always found him to be both professional and approachable. He would always be willing to try and assist with any issues I had, both inside and outside of work. I feel that he would be an excellent asset to any company and I would happily work alongside him again any time.”

“Nick demonstrates a profound understanding of the security landscape, whether that be in his capacity as a PCI Qualified Security Assessor, as an inventive and successful social engineer, or as CHECK approved pen tester. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Nick to create the processes and documentation for the testing of obscure and previously undocumented systems.”

“Nick has always been very friendly, approachable, professional and knowledgable whenever I have come into contact with him. An asset to any technical team, especially within the security arena. I would happily work alongside him any time.”

“Nick is a responsible hard worker, with the ability to work in a team or left alone to analyse and solve problems. He has a very good knowledge within his chosen field. Altogether a professional character.”