Nick Yonko

About Nick Yonko

As a fractional CISO at Fideseo, I deliver Resource Fidelity®—providing premium, AI-savvy security leadership on a flexible, part-time basis to accelerate growth and secure the future for mid-market leaders.I build client resilience by establishing strong, human-centric foundations that blend human insight with AI to reveal unknowns, conduct cyber audits, reduce risks (including vendor-related threats), and design secure digital products and platforms. Security goes beyond tools—it\'s about creating environments where people thrive, teams perform at their best, and organizations confidently navigate change, opportunity, or crisis.Passionate about information security, I harness collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking to build and embed high-performing information security teams that drive measurable business value, customer satisfaction, and strategic clarity. My mission aligns with Fideseo\'s: to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets while addressing cybersecurity risks and opportunities in everything we do—empowering clients to transform without full-time overhead.

Experience

1. CISO

   Fideseo

   Jul 2021 — Present · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, US

   Led ransomware attack response, successfully saving critical data for clients. • Developed and implemented an AI-enabled security program to enhance threat detection and response. • Secured networks against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and internal threats, resulting in significant cost savings for customers.• Developed and implemented Vendor Fidelity®, a comprehensive Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) program for clients.

Education

• Self Study - Microsoft Certified Professional

  MCP, Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, and 2003 Server

  2000 — 2007

• Boeing COSO Training

  Certificate, COSO Framework, Risk management

  2016 — 2017

• INSITU Professional Development

  LEAN White Belt Certified, Production/Manufacturing

  2015 — 2015

• Integrated Digital Technologes

  CNE, Novell 4, 5, and 6

  1997 — 1998

• Self Study - Cisco Certified Network Associate

  CCNA, Cisco IOS 11

  2002 — 2005

• Cornish College of the Arts - Seattle, WA

  BFA, Dance

  1990 — 1994

• Boeing Leadership Center

  Senior Manager Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Database Administration
• Servers
• Salesforce.com Administration
• Networking
• Web Applications
• Consulting
• Vmware
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Php
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Enterprise Software
• System Administration
• Leadership
• Togaf
• Information Technology
• Drupal
• Sql
• Linux
• Mobile Applications
• Software Development
• Sharepoint
• Apache
• Windows
• Program Management
• Web Design
• Virtualization
• Programming
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Databases
• Project Management
• Network Administration
• Oracle Application Express
• Active Directory
• Web Development
• Windows Server
• Open Source