Nico Fechtner
Managing Consultant Security Audits & PCI at Frank Fechtner Inneneinrichtung
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolNico Fechtner is a Managing Consultant specializing in security audits and PCI with nine years of experience bridging software engineering and applied IT security. After starting his career as a developer, he transitioned into penetration testing, code reviews, and threat modeling before moving into advisory roles helping regulated enterprises, particularly in the insurance sector, raise their information security posture. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Technical University of Munich and combines hands-on technical testing with pragmatic audit and compliance guidance across industries and regions. Known for honesty, passion, and continuous learning, Nico advances security programs while still enjoying deep technical work rather than only high-level strategy. He also runs an e-commerce venture, reflecting an entrepreneurial streak and practical product experience beyond consulting. Colleagues value that he pairs rigorous academic grounding with real-world attacker's mindset to produce actionable, auditable outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Technical University of MunichERASMUS Exchange Semester Artificial Intelligence, ERASMUS Exchange Semester Artificial Intelligence at University of GroningenBachelor's thesis Threat Modeling Serverless Architectures, Bachelor's thesis Threat Modeling Serverless Architectures at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security
German, English, Italian
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Github Skills (84)
security10
blueteam10
owasp9
devsecops9
k8s9
kubernetes-security9
plugin9
docker9
hacking9
information-gathering9
security-scanner9
container9
discovery9
cloud-security9
pentesting9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
NF997/eslint-security
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:39 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 25 days
NF997/NF997
Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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