Edwin David

Security Consultant

Experience

Edwin David is a Security Consultant with TrustedSec’s Cloud Force team. He has over 20 years experience in Information Technology. Prior to joining TrustedSec, Edwin worked in the financial services sector as a System Administrator. He enjoys working on complex problems, and his specializations are Active Directory, Group Policy, and Azure/M365 security.

Education & Certifications

BS – Management Information Systems – Indiana State University

Certifications:
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
Azure Fundamentals
M365 Security Administrator
Azure Security Engineer Associate

Professional Affiliations

Indiana Infragard Member

Passion for Security

Edwin’s passion for security developed while working in his previous role at a financial institution. His main focus was on Active Directory design/security engineering and OS Client/Server system hardening. In 2015, his focus shifted towards cloud security. As companies started developing plans for hybrid cloud adoption, he saw an immediate and fundamental need to understand secure cloud adoption methodologies. Edwin also enjoys working with offensive security toolsets to understand the full attack cycle on weaknesses and misconfigurations in different systems.

Recent Blog Posts

Defending the Gates of Microsoft Azure With MFA

By Edwin David

In Cloud Assessment, Penetration Testing, Security Testing & Analysis

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, companies based in the United States have been on alert for potential cyberattacks on IT infrastructure. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has been one of the most recommended settings for organizations to turn on. Recently, the White House issued a FACT SHEET on how organizations can protect themselves against potential cyberattacks from...

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Recent Webinars

Penetration Testing Your Cloud Environment

Cloud Testing is Now Crucial It’s abundantly clear that penetration testing is critical to validating the safeguards in a well-functioning security program. While cloud computing has been around for over 12 years, testing the client’s (i.e., your) security areas of...

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