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.
Queen City Conference
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's Queen City Conference!
SAINTCON 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's SAINTCON!
InfoSec World 2026
TrustedSec is proud to sponsor and have a booth at this year's InfoSec World!
InfoSec World 2-Day Workshop - Supply-Chain to Runtime: Attacking & Defending the Modern DevOps Stack
In this workshop, participants will learn to navigate DevOps attack paths—from code triage to pipeline exploitation—and write detective alerts to defend their…
AMA: Passkeys and Preventing Credential Theft
During this live AMA, you’ll have the chance to ask our experts anything about the process of implementing passkeys as the default and the best ways to help…
Wild West Hackin' Fest 2026
We're thrilled to sponsor this year's Wild West Hackin' Fest and we'd love to see you at our booth!
Securing Cloud AI: Real-World Scenarios in AWS, Azure, and GCP
Join our cloud security team as they dig into real-world exposures tied to popular AI-based services. Learn how to find the gaps to make AI more secure for…
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