• I'm a cybersecurity professional with over 18 years of experience in the industry. Over the years, I've worked in a wide range of industries including broadcasting, oil and gas, automotive manufacturing, financial institutions, medical devices, and IoT. My passion for hacking started when I was young, and I've been fortunate enough to turn that passion into a successful career.

    Through my company, Chaosnet, I provide cybersecurity services to smaller organizations. I take a tailored approach utilizing techniques and methodologies that are often reserved to much higher security budgets. I strongly believe that cybersecurity is a matter of corporate and personal responsibility. It's not just about protecting an organization's data, but also the personal information of its customers, business partners, employees, and families.

    I believe the goal of cyber security goes well beyond avoiding ransomware, or making sure internal users don’t leak confidential data, but also, and more more critical: protecting every customer, every business partner, every employee and every family member’s personal information on an internal HR database. It has become a matter of corporate and personal responsibility.

    (also in the picture, Sheldon, often involved as a relentless perimeter breacher and in-house debugger)

  • Mission Cyber Group - Founding Partner - 2021 - 2022

    Lead Penetration Tester - Eurofins Cyber Security US - 2018-2021

    Sr. Security Consultant - Lockheed Martin/Industrial Defender - 2015-2018

    Sr. Associate - KPMG - 2014-2015

    SOC Team Lead - Alert Logic - 2012-2014

    Security Engineer - BRS Labs - 2010 - 2012

    Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/npovoa/

  • OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional (offsec)

    ICS Cyber Security 301 (US-CERT)

    AWS Technical Professional (AWS)

    MCSA + Security

    Security +

Mission Statement


I was told I should have one

Who am I?

At Chaosnet, my mission is to empower freelancers, small business and non-profit organizations by providing tailored, cost-effective cybersecurity solutions that safeguard their data, protect the sensitive information of their stakeholders, and foster a secure digital environment for businesses and individuals alike. I am committed to making cybersecurity accessible to all and cultivating a more secure future for everyone.