Nicholas J. Percoco

Nicholas J. Percoco is an ethical computer hacker and security researcher with the firm Rapid7 where he leads the Strategic Services team. He is also the co-founder and active member of the I am The Cavalry movement which is focused on collecting, connecting, collaborating, and catalyzing security researchers and their work with industries that develop technology that have the potential to impact human life and public safety. Prior to Rapid7, he led the global Trustwave SpiderLabs team which was responsible for ethical hacking, incident investigations, and security research. He was 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.