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Nick Kelly

Nick Kelly


Nick Kelly

Nick Kelly arbeitet derzeit als Business Manager für eine italienische Cyber-Firma, die sich auf defensive Cyber-Sicherheits-Tools und Beratungsdienste spezialisiert hat, die im Militär, an Börsen und anderen kritischen Infrastrukturen eingesetzt werden. In seinem Hintergrund hat er unter zahlreichen, oft gegensätzlichen Stakeholdern in aufstrebenden Märkten in herausfordernden Kontexten gearbeitet. Zuvor gründete er Expand Asia, ein Unternehmen mit Sitz in Südostasien, das professionelle Dienstleistungen für den Entwicklungssektor, die Regierung und Kunden aus dem Privatsektor anbietet. Derzeit ist Nick der Gründer und Gastgeber des beliebten Secure In Mind Podcasts, einer Produktion, die auf der Partner-Website Cybersecurity360.it gehostet wird. Sein Hintergrund, in den Lauf einer Waffe zu starren und sich sozialtechnisch in die Enge zu treiben, hat den Boden für ein Who’s Who der Gäste geöffnet, darunter auch:

JONATHAN REICHENTAL Former CIO Palo Alto
JOHN DENTON AO Secretary General – International Chamber of Commerce
BRETT JOHNSON Former #1 FBI Most Wanted Cyber Criminal
STEVE KORNS Former Director US Cyber Command
MATTHIAS WILSON Former Intelligence Analyst
DR ANTHONY FAUCI Director – US National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases
DESPINA SPANOU Director – EU Commission for Cyber Security & ePrivacy
CIARAN MARTIN CEO, UK NCSC (a part of GCHQ)
ROBERTO CAPOCELLI Political Consultant
MARTIJN VAN DE BEEK Former Founder- Dutch Cyber Crime Division
FRANCESCA SPIDALIERI Senior Fellow – Pell Center
KEREN ELAZARI Israel’s most Famous Hacker
JAYSON E STREET Social Engineering Expert
NEIL WALSH Chief UNODC
CHRIS ROBERTS Hacker (of Planes)
J MICHAEL DANIEL President Obama’s Cyber Security Czar
SUELETTE DREYFUS Privacy Expert
WILLIAM BINNEY Former NSA Technical Director turned whistleblower
TOBIAS FEAKIN Cyber Ambassador for Australia
HANANE BOUJAMI Internet Policy & Governance Expert
MARIA SMEKALOVA PHD Candidate & Project Director at RIAC
FERGUS HANSON Head of International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
MYRA VAN ESCH Director of Cyber Security and Risk Management, Hoffmann
SENATOR VERNON WHITE Canadian Senator
PIERRE NOEL Cyber Security Advisor, CISO, CSO
JUAN CARLOS LARA Leader in Wealth Management & Anti-Money Laundering & Corruption
TOR EKELAND Federal Criminal Defence Attorney in cyber for hackers
CHRISTOPHER PAINTER Inaugural Cyber Diplomat for US State Department


Nick Kelly

currently work as a business manager for an Italian cyber firm specialising in defensive cyber security tools and advisory services used in the military, stock exchanges and other critical infrastructure. His background has seen him working challenging contexts in emerging markets amongst numerous, often opposing stakeholders. He previously founded Expand Asia, a company based in South East Asia that provided professional services to the development sector, government and private sector clients. Currently, Nick is the founder and host of the popular Secure In Mind podcast, a production hosted on partner website Cybersecurity360.it.

His background in staring down the barrel of a gun and socially engineering his way into tight spots has opened the floor to a who’s who of guests, including:

Past Guests:
JONATHAN REICHENTAL Former CIO Palo Alto
JOHN DENTON AO Secretary General – International Chamber of Commerce
BRETT JOHNSON Former #1 FBI Most Wanted Cyber Criminal
STEVE KORNS Former Director US Cyber Command
MATTHIAS WILSON Former Intelligence Analyst
DR ANTHONY FAUCI Director – US National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases
DESPINA SPANOU Director – EU Commission for Cyber Security & ePrivacy
CIARAN MARTIN CEO, UK NCSC (a part of GCHQ)
ROBERTO CAPOCELLI Political Consultant
MARTIJN VAN DE BEEK Former Founder- Dutch Cyber Crime Division
FRANCESCA SPIDALIERI Senior Fellow – Pell Center
KEREN ELAZARI Israel’s most Famous Hacker
JAYSON E STREET Social Engineering Expert
NEIL WALSH Chief UNODC
CHRIS ROBERTS Hacker (of Planes)
J MICHAEL DANIEL President Obama’s Cyber Security Czar
SUELETTE DREYFUS Privacy Expert
WILLIAM BINNEY Former NSA Technical Director turned whistleblower
TOBIAS FEAKIN Cyber Ambassador for Australia
HANANE BOUJAMI Internet Policy & Governance Expert
MARIA SMEKALOVA PHD Candidate & Project Director at RIAC
FERGUS HANSON Head of International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
MYRA VAN ESCH Director of Cyber Security and Risk Management, Hoffmann
SENATOR VERNON WHITE Canadian Senator
PIERRE NOEL Cyber Security Advisor, CISO, CSO
JUAN CARLOS LARA Leader in Wealth Management & Anti-Money Laundering & Corruption
TOR EKELAND Federal Criminal Defence Attorney in cyber for hackers
CHRISTOPHER PAINTER Inaugural Cyber Diplomat for US State Department