NIKO PALKIO
CYBERSECURITY ◦ INFORMATION SYSTEMS ◦ TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Professional Experience
Information & Cyber Security Trainee
Global Supply Chain Cybersecurity & Administrative Security
- Developing cybersecurity posture and executing security requirements across an international enterprise environment.
- Hands-on Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) work focusing on NIS2 and EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) implementation.
- Managing supply chain cyber risks and evaluating global third-party compliance.
Telecommunications Technician
Critical Infrastructure & Field Engineering
- Installation, commissioning, and maintenance of critical telecommunications infrastructure.
- Extensive field experience with fiber optics, networking hardware, antenna systems, and satellite communications.
Project Manager | DuunIT Job Fair
Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä
- Led the end-to-end project management for a premier tech recruitment fair featuring 40+ corporate partners.
- Managed stakeholder relations, cross-functional student teams, budget tracking, and event logistics.
Core Competencies
GRC & Regulations
Supply chain security, NIS2, CRA, GDPR compliance, risk assessments, and ISO/IEC 27001 / ITIL alignment.
Network & Defensive Ops
Penetration testing (Kali Linux, TCP vectors, DNS tunneling), Wi-Fi auditing, IPv6, BGP routing hygiene, and ML-based IDS.
Infrastructure & Systems
Linux server hardening (Ubuntu/Debian), full-stack web servers with SQL databases, small-scale IaaS, and Kubernetes security posture.
Development & Tools
Secure software development lifecycles (SSDLC), database design, and foundational scripting in Python, Java, and C#.
Education
M.Sc., Cybersecurity
B.Sc., Information Systems Science
Exchange Studies (Computer Science)
Leadership
President of the Board
Corporate Relations Lead
Community Lead & Admin