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CYGNVS Launches AI Incident Command Center to Manage AI-Driven Operational Crises

Nick Essner

April 15, 2026

As Vice President of Incident Response Solutions at CYGNVS, Nick Essner has over 15 years of incident response and crisis management experience. Having led response investigations and remediation to the largest and most complex cyber attacks – he brings first hand experience and lessons learned when responding to destructive cyber events. At CYGNVS, Nick plays a vital role in accelerating customer value and driving enterprise adoption by developing new solutions to help organizations prepare for a crisis and build resilient response and recovery capabilities. Nick has served in IR leadership roles at leading cybersecurity companies including Accenture Security and Mandiant.

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