Dr. Michael Denzel
Michael graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham (UK). He worked one year as SOC analyst in 2017. Since 2018 he is working as Cyber Security Consultant including a year as CSIRT team lead. His last position was Senior Incident Responder.
Expertise
Focus areas:
- Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR): Windows, Linux, RAM, Cloud
- Security Operation Center (SOC)
Side areas:
- Web Penetration Testing
- Cloud Penetration Testing
- Purple Teaming
Relevant Projects
Michael delivered around 50 incident response and digital forensics projects the last three years.
Major projects include:
| Year | Project | Time | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Incident Manager for an incident in a KRITIS facility | 3 months | 5 incident responders |
| 2023 | Technical Lead (Incident Response) for an incident of a DAX company, 10.000 machines world-wide affected | 6 months | 20 incident responders |
| 2021 | Incident Responder for a governmental facility target of a state-based Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) | 2 weeks | 40 incident responders |
| 2018-2020 | Build-Up of 2 SOCs in public sector | 3 years contract | 3 consultants |
Certifications & Education
Relevant certifications:
- GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
- GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
- Certified Azure Red Team Professional (CARTP)
- Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner
- ITIL Foundation
Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science (focus area: Computer Security), University of Birmingham (UK)
- Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (DE)
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (DE)