Caleb Espinoza

Cybersecurity Analyst specializing in threat hunting, vulnerability management, and SIEM-driven security operations across cloud and enterprise environments.


Security Stack & Certs

SIEM: Sentinel | Splunk
Vulnerability: Nessus | Qualys
Endpoint Security: Defender & Purview
Cloud: Azure Security | AWS
Tools: Wireshark | Nmap | Burp Suite
Certifications:
Security+ | CySA+ | Pentest+ | Network+
ISC² SSCP | LPI Linux Essential | ITIL 4



Digital Forensics using Autopsy Lab

Conducted a digital forensic investigation using Autopsy to analyze a suspect disk image. Recovered deleted proprietary documents, performed keyword searches, examined metadata artifacts, and built a timeline of user activity indicating potential data exfiltration.



Security Capabilities

Hands-on experience investigating threats and analyzing security telemetry in cloud-based SOC environments. Focused on detection, investigation, and response using modern security tools. SIEM monitoring with Microsoft Sentinel
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy creation, tuning, and monitoring using Microsoft Purview
Threat hunting and log analysis using KQL
Digital forensics using Autopsy
Cloud security monitoring in Microsoft Azure


Azure Sentinel SOC Honeypot Lab

Deployed an internet-facing Azure honeypot to capture real attack traffic and investigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and custom KQL queries.

  • Internet-exposed Azure VM honeypot

  • Attack telemetry ingested into Sentinel SIEM

  • Custom KQL queries for brute-force detection

  • Geolocation mapping of attacker IP activity



Threat Remediation & Hardening Lab

Analyzed real-world attack activity collected from an Azure honeypot and implemented security controls to detect, investigate, and remediate threats using Microsoft Sentinel.

  • Investigated brute-force attacks using KQL queries

  • Created Sentinel analytics rule for threat detection

  • Performed incident investigation and response

  • Blocked malicious IPs using Azure NSG rules

  • Implemented network hardening to reduce attack surface