About

I work on application security and IT operations for regulated gaming products, in venues and in the cloud. I pen test and review the code we build, threat model critical apps with our team and outside vendors, and harden hundreds of gaming terminals, from signed updates to physical controls on the cabinets. I also run the day-to-day ops that keep it all online.

Full stack engineer for regulated real-money gaming products, from cloud APIs to hundreds of venue gaming terminals. Manatee Bingo is one of the products I lead under New Market Entertainment.

Certs: OSWE (Jun 2026), OSCP+ (Jul 2025), OSWP (Apr 2026), eJPT. CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ are done.

Education: B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Western Governors University, 2026-2027 (expected).

FAA Commercial Pilot License.

You can reach me at [email protected] or linkedin.com/in/nicsouthern.

Outside of work I fly, I hunt, and I hike with my wife and dogs. We get to Italy when we can. I used to cook for a living, sous chef at Hotel Indigo and the Baylor Club, before I got into IT.