Summary
Nathan Sweaney is a cyber innovation advisor and hands-on security practitioner with 20+ years across development, networking, systems administration, and executive cybersecurity roles. He has led security teams, built a security services startup, and advised Fortune 50 banks and small startups on penetration testing, architecture reviews, and compliance (PCI, HIPAA, CPRA, GDPR). Known for physically breaching research facilities and hacking wireless networks early in his career, he translates technical risk into business-focused recommendations for executives and boards. Nathan has operationalized security for VARs and point-of-sale vendors, designed tokenization solutions to reduce PCI scope, and created training curricula delivered at conferences and corporate events. Now based in Tulsa, he balances advisory work at the Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute with running his own consulting firm, bringing both field-proven offense skills and pragmatic governance experience.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science,Religion,Politics,Music, BS, Computer Science,Religion,Politics,Music at Oklahoma Baptist University