Summary
Oscar Knight is a senior consultant and information security professional with over 30 years in IT and nine years focused on security roles, specializing in PCI DSS, card payments, data acquisition, networking and SOC operations. He blends hands-on technical experience—systems administration, databases, lab management and networking—with policy and compliance leadership developed at Appalachian State University. His MS in Applied Physics (Instrumentation) gives him a distinctive lens on securing IoT and instrumented systems alongside traditional IT environments. Now self-employed, he advises organizations on pragmatic, auditable security controls and payment compliance. Based in Boone, North Carolina, he’s comfortable translating deep technical detail into usable policy and operational practice.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Appalachian State University