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Nick Doerner

Security Consultant

EXPERIENCE
Nick Doerner is a security consultant with over seven years of experience in penetration testing and social engineering. This experience has allowed Nick to work with a number of organizations in the medical and financial sectors to help secure their networks against malicious threats.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Associate of Science: Computer Forensic Sciences, Onondaga Community College
  • Bachelor of Science: Cybersecurity, Utica University
  • Master of Science: Cybersecurity, Utica University
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTIONS
Nick is a Red Team member for CNY Hackathon, a small hacking challenge oriented towards student education in central New York. He is also a Red Team member for the C2Games national cybersecurity competition. Nick has spoken at different conferences such as Layer8Con and BSidesRoc.

PASSION FOR SECURITY
Nick’s passion for security stems from bypassing security features on his high school’s network. He has always had a passion for learning new tools and techniques while trying to think like the bad guys. His number one objective is to aid in the overall security of his clients.

Featured Blogs And Resources

Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.

Blog January 18 2023

Major Conference Roundup: Perspectives from Defcon, RSA, Black Hat, Gartner, and more!

The 2022 conference schedule ramped up in the second half of the year, and as you might expect, TrustedSec both attended and spoke at many of them. Within our…

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Webinars January 19 2023

2022 Major Conference Roundup: Identifying Trends for 2023

Join TrustedSec panelists David Kennedy, Founder & Chief Hacking Officer; Alex Hamerstone, Advisory Solutions Director; and Nick Doerner, Penetration Testing…

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Events Cincinnati, OH | November 13 2026

Queen City Conference

TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Queen City Conference!

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Events Columbus, OH | November 04 2026

BSides Columbus 2026

Enroll in our pre-conference training and don't miss the keynote by Founder & CEO David Kennedy at BSides Columbus!

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Events Provo, Utah | October 27 2026

SAINTCON 2026

We're showing up as a proud sponsor at this year's SAINTCON, come find us at our booth!

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Webinars October 21 2026

Navigating the Initial AI Best-Practice Framework Offerings

Discover the current landscape of AI best-practice frameworks, what each major framework offers, where it works well, where it falls short, and how to decide…

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Blog October 15 2026

Two Config Files, Two Release Tracks, and One Very Bad Commit

Some of the best infrastructure improvements start with one bad afternoon. In the final part of this blog series, we walk through the configuration, release…

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Blog October 13 2026

TrustedSec Joins the OpenAI Daybreak Defense Network

We're part of OpenAI’s Daybreak Defense Network—what does that mean for our customers? Go deeper, get to the evidence faster, and make real security…

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Podcasts October 12 2026

Security Noise - Tabletops: Roll for Initiative

On this episode, we chat about what goes into developing and moderating Tabletop Exercises (TTX) and the role of being an "InfoSec Dungeon Master" on a TTX,…

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Events Orlando, FL | October 12 2026

InfoSec World 2026

TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!

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