Nik Cubrilovic

Nik Cubrilovic is an Australian technologist and developer working in venture capital at CrunchFund. Previously consulting to startups and large enterprises, at Techcrunch, CrunchBase, founder at Omnidrive and a number of other startups since 2000.

University of Wollongong drop-out. Blogging since ’99. Writer at Techcrunch from 2007. Named in Australia’s The Bulletin magazine in 2007 as one of Australia’s ‘Smart 100′.

Worked in the information security field since the 90s publishing dozens of advisories around web application security, IIS, Windows NT, Linux etc. (under various aliases). Today I am an advocate for user privacy, security and online rights.

Crunchbase Profile for more information. Most of my code is on GitHub

In my working role I advise startups, enterprises and venture funds on issues around security, privacy, new technology, bitcoin, etc. I previously carried out secure design, penetration tests, audits and still conduct seminars about security and privacy. I consult with those in positions where information and operational security is critical – such as lawyers, NGO employees, journalists, etc.