CLOUD SECURITY • IAM • DETECTION ENGINEERING
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David Brooks Cox

Cloud security practitioner focused on AWS security, identity and access management, and detection engineering — building hands-on projects and lab evidence to support interview-ready discussions.

Sarasota, FLCloud SecurityIAMDetection EngineeringLabs
PROFILE

Executive Summary

Cloud security practitioner with a healthcare IT and risk management background. Prioritizing AWS security, IAM, and detection engineering skills that translate directly to cloud security analyst and junior cloud security roles.

Cloud Security + IAM
Identity-first security: least privilege, role design, access reviews, and misconfiguration discovery with practical remediation steps.
Detection Engineering
Signal-to-investigation workflows: detection logic, triage patterns, and incident-response context tied to business impact.
Hands-on Labs (In Progress)
Building repeatable labs and writeups with clear evidence, screenshots, and recruiter-readable summaries.
Offensive + AI (Secondary Track)
Developing offensive and AI testing skills as a long-term specialization, while prioritizing cloud/IAM readiness now.
WORK

Projects

cloudpunchr-tools
A growing toolkit focused on practical recon, validation, and repeatable workflows for security testing and analysis.
ToolingAutomation
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S3-Exploiter
Validate common S3 misconfigurations and map security impact with report-ready output and remediation notes.
AWSS3Misconfig
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Writeups (In Progress)
Hands-on practice notes and walkthroughs focused on clarity, reproducibility, and interview-ready explanation.
LabsDocumentation
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