Dragos – OT Watch

Nicholas Tangey is a Principal Industrial Hunter at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, Inc., where he primarily focuses on enabling and providing detection, threat hunting, and response services within the OT Watch managed service to monitor and safeguard industrial client environments through threat hunting, security assessments, and IR services.

Before joining Dragos, Nicholas served for six years in the Royal Australian Navy as a Cyber Warfare Specialist, where he worked in several different areas, including Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Threat Emulation and Capability development. During this time, he built, maintained, and operated tools, equipment, and systems to support and enable critical operations, including in the OT/ICS Security space.

Formal Education:
Master of Cyber Security, Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security, Charles Sturt University

Certifications:

  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
  • GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
  • GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
  • GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID)
  • GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
  • eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPTv2)