Experience
Prior to joining the TrustedSec Incident Response Team, Caroline gained experience at an open-XDR vendor as a Security Operations Center Analyst, where she then moved into the role of a Threat Hunter and Incident Response Analyst. Her research interests have been focused on cloud security, specifically in AWS environments. Caroline also has the unique experiences of briefly working within law enforcement and the banking industry.
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity, The University of Tampa
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Passion for Security
Caroline’s interest in cybersecurity spawned from constantly wanting to get to the bottom of whatever mystery presented itself to her. Tracking down an attacker’s actions and learning how to proactively look for those actions in the future perfectly satiates her curious nature.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Hiding in the Shadows: Covert Tunnels via QEMU Virtualization
Attackers are getting increasingly creative—not just with their payloads, but with how they deliver and operate them. In a recent Incident Response engagement,…
A Threat Hunter’s Guide to Decoding the Cloud
This blog will guide you through how to be a successful threat hunter in cloud environments, along with some helpful tips and advice.
BEC Basics: Your First Step to Thwarting Email Scams
Learn to identify and combat business email compromise (BEC) threats in Microsoft 365 with expert Steven Erwin and Caroline Fenstermacher.
InfoSec World 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!
Wild West Hackin' Fest 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Wild West Hackin' Fest!
GrrCON 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's GrrCON!
Black Hat USA Training - Supply-Chain to Runtime: Attacking & Defending the Modern DevOps Stack
During our Black Hat training, go beyond network pentesting fundamentals and gain the attacker and defender perspective needed to conduct modern,…
BSidesPGH 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's BSides Pittsburgh!
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - June 2026
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter June MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
NCIGF IT Summit 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at the 2026 NCIGF IT Summit in Las Vegas!
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