EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining TrustedSec, Patrick performed penetration testing and security engineering for cloud security for multiple private companies and government organizations. Patrick has experience with securing and engineering cloud-native infrastructure to aid in meeting industry or regulation compliance requirements.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Master of Science: Information Assurance, University of Advanced Technology
- GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE)
- AWS Certified Security - Specialty
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
PASSION FOR SECURITY
Patrick is passionate about assisting clients transition to cloud-first solutions in order to help improve security, aid in operations, and meet organizational and regulatory requirements. He achieves this by securing automation and infrastructure components in cloud and on-premises environments and by understanding how exploits function and occur.
Featured Blogs And Resources
Discover the blogs, analysis, webinars, and podcasts by this team member.
Control Tower Pivoting Using the Default Role
Using AWS Control Tower to Prevent Pivoting Attacks on AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
Penetration Testing Your Cloud Environment
Discover how to validate cloud security with expert Paul Burkeland and team, exploring cloud attack surfaces, traditional vs. cloud penetration tests, and…
You Had Us at the First Alert: A Guide to Finding Frequently Missed Detections
Join us for this webinar to get a clearer picture of where your detection coverage has blind spots and a practical roadmap for closing them before a real…
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter Member Meeting - March 2026
ISC2 Cleveland Chapter March MeetupCome join us for our meetup! The ISC2 Cleveland Chapter is hosting an exciting in-person event for all cybersecurity…
Policy as Code: Stop Writing Policies and Start Compiling Them
The Problem Nobody Wants to Talk AboutLet me paint a picture most security leaders will recognize.You have 30+ policies living as Word documents on SharePoint.…
Security Noise - AI is Exploring The Deep Blue CVEs
On this episode of Security Noise, we explore the cutting-edge use of AI in vulnerability research, exploit development, and cybersecurity defense with guests…
Building a Detection Foundation: Part 4 - Sysmon
Filling the Gaps Native Logging Can'tAt this point in our series, we have Windows Security events capturing logon sessions and process creation, and…
ABC7 Chicago - March Madness betting, ticket scams targeting college basketball tournament fans
March Madness is in full swing and so are the scams, the latest being fake tickets sales and "bogus" bracket challenges. Advisory Solutions Director Alex…
Discord Livestream - AMA: Incident Response
Ask us anything about incident response! Join us for an exclusive Discord Livestream with IR Practice Lead Ryan Macfarlane.
Full Disclosure: A Third (and Fourth) Azure Sign-In Log Bypass Found
Invisible password sprays. Invisible logins. Full tokens returned.Nyxgeek here. It's 2026 and I've got two more Azure Entra ID sign-in log bypasses…
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