Nigel Sood

Nigel Sood is a Cloud Security Research Analyst at Sonrai Security, where he focuses on cloud privilege threat research, risk analysis, and developing actionable insights to help organizations secure AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments. With over 6 years of experience in cloud security, software development, and risk assessment, Nigel brings a strong technical foundation to his work, having previously contributed to security-focused software development teams at IBM. At Sonrai, Nigel authors research-driven content and collaborates on technical resources that deepen understanding of cloud permissions, privilege escalation, and real-world threat vectors. His work has appeared on platforms like Security Boulevard and in industry webinars that dissect attack techniques and mitigation strategies at the permissions layer. Nigel holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of New Brunswick and leverages his blend of software expertise and cloud security research to demystify complex security challenges for practitioners and security leaders alike

Cloud Security Research Analyst