Nick Frichette
Staff Security Researcher at Datadog
Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Frichette is a Staff Security Researcher at Datadog with 11 years of hands-on experience in offensive security, specializing in discovering novel attack vectors and hardening AWS environments. He translates deep cloud exploitation research into practical detections and mitigations, frequently coordinating with Amazon to remediate vulnerabilities found in AWS itself. A regular speaker at Black Hat, DEF CON, and fwd:cloudsec, Nick also authors the open-source Hacking the Cloud encyclopedia, where he drives front-end improvements, mobile usability, and features like dark mode while documenting cloud attack techniques. His background blends software development and leadership from a long tenure at State Farm, giving him both engineering rigor and operational perspective. Certified across OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, GXPN and AWS Security, he combines red-team creativity with measurable defensive outcomes. Based in Bloomington, Illinois, he describes himself as a “Cloud Chaos Causer,” reflecting a pragmatic curiosity for breaking and then securing complex cloud systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at Illinois State University
Github Skills (16)
responsive-design10
linux10
javascript10
front-end-development10
openvpn10
documentation10
wireguard10
ubuntu10
mobile-development9
html9
css9
seo8
hugo8
cloud-security4
ansible-galaxy4
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
Hacking-the-Cloud/hackingthe.cloud
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
An encyclopedia for offensive and defensive security knowledge in cloud native technologies.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:31 releases, 2 reviews, 471 commits in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Nick primarily contributed to the front-end development of the project, focusing on user interface enhancements and mobile responsiveness. They fixed navigation bar issues, updated the homepage layout, and implemented dark mode toggling. Additional contributions include integrating Matomo analytics, adding meta tags for SEO, and resolving spacing and display issues across different devices.
gcphacking-cloudencyclopediasecurity-knowledgecloud-security
StreisandEffect/streisand
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:10 commits, 15 PRs, 26 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Nick primarily contributed to updating the project's documentation, focusing on OpenVPN and WireGuard configuration instructions. They revised the documentation for Ubuntu client setup, including updating steps for different Ubuntu versions and addressing issues related to software updates. The user also added installation instructions for `openresolv` for WireGuard on Debian and Ubuntu and updated the documentation for Ubuntu 18.10.
instructionsvpnactivistsbridgewireguard
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