Summary
Nick Lauder is a Principal Security Consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in penetration testing, system reviews, and security assurance, currently leading security efforts at Bastion Security Group after progressing through multiple senior roles at Quantum Security. He combines an engineering background (BE Hons) and embedded software experience with practical consulting, routinely turning technical findings into implemented fixes across critical New Zealand IT systems. Known for meticulous, high-quality deliverables, he enjoys not just finding vulnerabilities but helping clients operationalize remediation. Off-hours he quips that his GitHub is where bad ideas turn into abandoned projects, hinting at a pragmatic, experiment-driven approach to tooling and rapid prototyping.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - BE (Hons), Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - BE (Hons) at Victoria University of Wellington