Author: Nikolas Roby

Nikolas Roby (@trickynik) is a Security/Defense Research Analyst at KEYW Corp. He has over 10 years of experience within the information security and cyber security fields. Prior to joining the KEYW team, Nik served in the United States Army, as an Information System Security Officer working defensive and cyber security roles. Nik has helped author two technical cyber security training books, developed the virtualized infrastructure for several hands-on courses, and instructed and certified numerous customers for computer network security and digital forensics-focused courses at Parrot Labs.

From the Winter 2015 Issue

DEVELOPING CYBER SKILLS WITH PUZZLES AND HACKING CHALLENGES

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Nikolas Roby, Security/Defense Research Analyst, Parrot Labs - KEYW Corporation

I meet a variety of people trying to enter into the information security and forensics fields. Many of them come straight out of college and have a great deal of theoretical knowledge, but often lack any real world skills. Unfortunately, to gain these skills you need to work real world scenarios, which are hard to … Read more