Nicholas J. Percoco
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Nicholas J. Percoco is an ethical computer hacker and security researcher with the firm Trustwave.
In his role at Trustwave, he leads the global SpiderLabs team which is responsible for ethical hacking, incident investigations, and security research. He is also the primary author of Trustwave's Global Security Report which is published on an annual basis and contains analysis of hundreds of cyber-crime investigations and thousands of ethical hacking exercises. He has demonstrated mobile security flaws in both Apple
iPhone
and Google
Android devices at DEFCON
in 2010 and 2011. He is also frequently featured in media publications including live television regarding his insight into hacking trends.
Prior to his role at Trustwave, he worked as an ethical hacker at firms Internet Security Systems
and VeriSign
. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Illinois State University
and in 2011 was inducted into the inaugural College of Applied Science and Technology Academy of Achievement. Also, in 2011, Percoco was named SC Magazine 2011 Best Security Researcher.
A native of Chicago, IL, Percoco is one of the founders of the THOTCON
hacking conference.
In his role at Trustwave, he leads the global SpiderLabs team which is responsible for ethical hacking, incident investigations, and security research. He is also the primary author of Trustwave's Global Security Report which is published on an annual basis and contains analysis of hundreds of cyber-crime investigations and thousands of ethical hacking exercises. He has demonstrated mobile security flaws in both Apple
Apple
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iPhone
IPhone
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and Google
Google
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Android devices at DEFCON
DEFCON
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in 2010 and 2011. He is also frequently featured in media publications including live television regarding his insight into hacking trends.
Prior to his role at Trustwave, he worked as an ethical hacker at firms Internet Security Systems
Internet Security Systems
IBM Internet Security Systems is a security software provider which was founded in 1994 as Internet Security Systems, and is often known simply as ISS or ISSX...
and VeriSign
VeriSign
Verisign, Inc. is an American company based in Dulles, Virginia that operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen root nameservers, the authoritative registry for the .com, .net, and .name generic top-level domains and the .cc and .tv country-code...
. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Illinois State University
Illinois State University
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and in 2011 was inducted into the inaugural College of Applied Science and Technology Academy of Achievement. Also, in 2011, Percoco was named SC Magazine 2011 Best Security Researcher.
A native of Chicago, IL, Percoco is one of the founders of the THOTCON
THOTCON
THOTCON is an American hacker conference that is organized by Nicholas J. Percoco, Zack Fasel, Matt Jakubowski, Jonathan Tomek and several other OPERs...
hacking conference.