BEng (Hons) Cyber Security & Digital Forensics | 2:1

Hi, I'm David Nisbet

Security Consultant 

Seasoned Cybersecurity Professional and IASME Accredited Practitioner. Expert in securing complex architectures through disciplined manual penetration testing and strategic infrastructure engineering.

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The Strategic Advantage

Personal Statement

I excel at bridging the gap between technical defense and organizational compliance. With over a decade of field experience, I specialize in manual penetration testing and implementing security frameworks like Cyber Essentials, NIST, and ISO 27001.

My career is defined by a "Security-First" approach. Whether directing operations at NTCyber Ltd or managing critical communications for the British Army, I prioritize mission-critical data integrity and infrastructure resilience.

Professional History

2016

Cybersecurity Consultant

NTCyber Ltd

2016 - Present
  • Cyber Essentials: Leading full certification lifecycles for CE and CE Plus.
  • Vulnerability Mgmt: Technical audits of Firewalls, Access Control, and Patching.
  • Offensive Ops: Manual penetration testing across networks and applications.
  • Social Engineering: Designing phishing/vishing campaigns for staff awareness.
2009

Communications Systems Operator

British Army | Royal Corps of Signals

2009 - 2014
  • Critical Comms: Managed high-availability secure tactical voice and data networks.
  • Resilience: Maintaining operational focus in high-stress Incident Response scenarios.
  • Precision: 100% accuracy in mission-critical tasks through rigorous encryption SOPs.
  • Tactical Comms: Expert in HF/VHF and Satellite link deployment in austere environments.

Security Systems & Infrastructure Architect

LLC Technical

2006 - 2009
  • Unified Security: Deploying complex IPv4/v6 CCTV and physical Access Control (Paxton).
  • Backbone Engineering: Full-cycle installation of CAT5e/6 and fiber optic backbones.

Technical Arsenal

Compliance

  • Cyber Essentials & Plus Lead
  • IASME Governance Cert
  • NIST Framework Audit
  • ISO 27001 Internal

Offensive

  • Tiger Teaming
  • Social Engineering
  • Network Pen-Testing
  • OSINT Research
Live SOC

Defensive

  • Wazuh SIEM / SOC Active
  • Traefik Reverse Proxy Deployed
  • Vaultwarden AES-256
  • Zero Trust Access IAM

Infra / Dev

  • TP-Link Omada SDN
  • Docker Swarm / Compose
  • Tailwind / Vanilla JS
  • Fiber / Cat6 Backbone

Professional & Personal Projects

Major Professional Projects

Infrastructure and auditing projects for CNI (Critical National Infrastructure) and enterprise leaders.

Security Audit

Exxon Mobil (UK) | Tiger Teaming

Conducted unauthorized breach attempts and social engineering tests to evaluate physical security response times and perimeter integrity.

Critical Infrastructure Monitoring

Network Rail | Remote Site Security

Engineered and installed CCTV monitoring, PIR sensors, and spot lighting across remote CNI sites. Configured secure DVRs for real-time remote surveillance.

Enterprise Retail Security

Sainsbury's | Scotland-Wide Deployment

Led security installations for new store builds across Scotland. Managed CCTV, alarm systems, and panic-response hardware for distribution centers and flagship stores.

Data Center Security Auditing

Linlithgow Site | Tier-3 Evaluation

Evaluating physical-to-digital perimeters for high-tier environments, ensuring compliance with mission-critical security standards.

Featured Applications & Systems

Custom cybersecurity platforms, network operations tools, and active web software development.

Web Application 2026

First Aid Emergency Web App

Interactive emergency response tool delivering rapid medical triage guidance and structured action workflows.

Triage UI Emergency App
Digital Forensics 2026

Interactive DFIR App

Forensic investigation interface supporting artifact timeline mapping and incident response playbooks.

DFIR Artifact Analysis
Enterprise SOC 2026

CyberNet Dashboard

Custom Cynet-inspired security ops console providing endpoint telemetry monitoring and threat tracking.

Cynet Clone SOC Dashboard
Zero Trust 2026

MeshScope Zero Trust App

Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) visualizer for tracking micro-segmentation and device mesh connections.

ZTNA Micro-Segmentation
Network Ops 2026

NetCommand Network App

Central command center for real-time interface monitoring, topology mapping, and active port auditing.

NetOps Topology
Security Architecture 2026

PhantomNet Dual Project

Dual-homed network architecture isolating internal server subnets while trapping active honeypot probes.

Dual-Homed Honeypot

Personal Research & Development

Offensive security research, Omada enterprise networking, and real-time SIEM monitoring.

Enterprise Home Lab & SOC

SIEM: Wazuh log analysis, file integrity monitoring, and real-time threat detection.

Network: Full Omada Enterprise stack with dedicated security CCTV and VLAN segmentation.

Infrastructure: Dockerized environment hosting Glances, Portainer, Uptime Kuma, and NetAlertX.

Automation & Custom Suites

PerfectDojo: Custom web suite with integrated reconnaissance scripts for automated data gathering.

DevOps: Full-cycle development using VS Code and GitHub for the NTCyber ecosystem and Portfolio.

Web: Engineered high-performance sites using Tailwind CSS and Vanilla JavaScript.

ACME-OS Interactive Terminal

An immersive retro-themed terminal environment and filesystem explorer built with Vanilla JS. Hosted locally on the SOC server.

Launch System →

Nexus Field Manual

Technical walkthrough guide to the ACME-OS filesystem architecture.

Download Walkthrough PDF

Get in Touch

[email protected]
07759 206195
Airdrie, ML6 8LA