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Caroline Fenstermacher

Security Consultant

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.

Blog July 17 2025

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,…

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Blog February 25 2025

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.

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Webinars December 04 2024

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.

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Events December 04 2025

Research on Windows Accessibility: Narrator.exe

Join us for our next Discord Livestream "Research on Windows Accessibility: Narrator.exe" on December 4 at 11:00AM ET! During this exclusive session, Principal…

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Webinars December 03 2025

NIST CSF 2.0 - From Compliance to Confidence

During our next webinar, our experts will cover the latest evolution of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF),…

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Events November 20 2025

Discord Livestream: Hunting Deserialization Vulnerabilities With Claude

Join us for an exclusive live Discord presentation and Q&A with Senior Security Consultant James Williams.

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Events TrustedSec HQ | November 19 2025

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) NEO - Secure Your Data in the Age of AI

Join WiCyS NEO as they wrap up the year with a grand finale event at the TrustedSec HQ!

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News November 19 2025

WWL First News with Tommy Tucker - Websites and apps are tracking your data. Here's what you need to know

Ever wonder what happens to your data when you use a website, app, or make a purchase? Advisory Solutions Director Alex Hamerstone joins WWL First News to…

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Podcasts November 19 2025

Security Noise - C2 for Me + You

Attackers and threat actors use command and control techniques, also known as C2, to gain access to networks and communicate with compromised devices. Listen…

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Blog November 18 2025

Managing Privileged Roles in Microsoft Entra ID: A Pragmatic Approach

Introducing a custom model for understanding privileged roles in Microsoft Entra ID, developed by TrustedSecWhenever our team conducts a Hardening Review of…

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