Nick Rieniets has been fighting bots since 2002. His early experience at  MessageLabs (acquired by Symantec in 2008), introduced him to the dangers of malicious automation. His subsequent career focus on web application security coincided with the rapid escalation in digital security threats. As one of the early members of the Kasada team, Nick has been instrumental in the development of the company’s Field and Security Engineering teams. Based in Melbourne, he is dedicated to battling malicious automation and inflicting maximum pain on bots.