Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Nick Fredericksen currently serves as the first Commanding Officer of the 1790 Cyber Protection Team (CPT) in Washington, DC. He is responsible for protecting the nation’s Marine Transportation System (MTS) in cyberspace by conducting assess, hunt, and incident response operations. The 1790 CPT is the Coast Guard’s first CPT, reaching full operational status in Spring 2021. Nick's previous assignment was Deputy of Coast Guard Cyber Command’s Maritime Cyber Readiness Branch. His primary duties included leading a team of marine safety professionals trained in cybersecurity and dedicated to raising the consistency, competency, and capabilities of cybersecurity in the MTS. This included cybersecurity incident investigations; studying the Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures of threat actors; and providing critical stakeholders awareness publications and information sharing. Other notable assignments include conducting IT project management where he led the Coast Guard’s first service migration to a modernized, software-as-a-service managed solution. Nick has a BS degree in Operations Research and Computer Analysis and an MS in Information Systems Management from Florida Institute of Technology. His cybersecurity certifications include CISSP, GCIH, GICSP, GCFA, and GPEN.