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.

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