If my site was down, it was probably DNS.

I find the blind spots, then build what closes them. My work spans detection engineering, web application security, cloud security, data protection, security automation, and AI red teaming.

I also write about this material, in both nonfiction and fiction.

Erik Vazquez, security engineer

Areas of Expertise

  • AI Red Teaming

    Led adversarial assessments of production LLM platforms and delivered technical findings, risk reduction insights, and executive reporting.

  • Web Application Security

    Penetration tested web applications and APIs, ran dynamic scanning and software composition analysis, and managed a vulnerability disclosure program from intake through validation, remediation, and closure.

  • Cloud Security

    Assessed cloud storage, identity, and network configuration against secure baselines, including access policy and privileged role review, and drove the findings to remediation with engineering teams.

  • Detection Engineering

    Identified critical telemetry and monitoring gaps, then built detections and reporting that made blind spots visible and actionable.

  • Data Protection

    Designed data protection programs across discovery, endpoint controls, and egress monitoring, including safeguards for generative AI services.

  • Security Automation

    Replaced repetitive remediation and system recovery work with scripted workflows that improved speed, consistency, and operational reliability.

Selected Projects

  • Roll Call

    A Claude Code plugin that turns agentic coding into an engineering pipeline, with change control and routing to the right part of the dev stack built in.

  • cyber microlabs

    Browser-contained lab instances for hands-on security practice, deliberately much smaller in breadth than the large platforms and pitched at the beginner level.

  • Writing

    Books under my own name, in nonfiction and fiction. Everything published is on the author page, which stays current as the catalog grows.

Credentials

Certifications

ISC2
CISSP
CyberDefenders
CCD-L2
CompTIA
SecurityXSecAI+PenTest+Security+Network+

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Education

Western Governors University
M.S., Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Indian River State College
B.S., IT Management and Cybersecurity