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Faith Stratton

Staff Tactical Response AnalystHuntress

From baking cakes to battling cyber threats.

A chance encounter with a podcast ignited Faith Stratton’s passion for cybersecurity. "I listened to a podcast called The Lazarus Heist about state-sponsored APTs, and I was hooked!" she recalls. This newfound interest led her to pivot from her previous career as a cake baker to joining the cybersecurity field.

At Huntress, Faith is a versatile Security Operations Center (SOC) member, taking on any case that comes her way. She spends significant time working in the Microsoft 365 (M365) space, leveraging her skills to protect clients across a wide range of threats. "The number of endpoints that we're installed on means we see so much and on such a big scale," she says. "You get exposed to a lot, and it means you're constantly on a learning fast-track, which is so fascinating."

Faith holds a degree in Japanese and International Law and is a fully qualified chef, showcasing her diverse background and multifaceted talents. Her unique journey from the culinary arts to cybersecurity underscores her adaptability and eagerness to embrace new challenges.

Her favorite cybersecurity tip is simple and crucial: "If you can enable MFA, do it... please."

Outside of work, Faith enjoys looking after her plants, both indoor and outdoor. She spends a lot of time crocheting, sometimes knitting, and occasionally sewing. A lover of languages, she also makes time to take in both Japanese and English literature.

Give Faith a follow on X: @f0xtrot_sierra

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Blog Posts By This Author

Read more about Know Thy Enemy: A Novel November Case on Persistent Remote Access
Know Thy Enemy: A Novel November Case on Persistent Remote Access
Blog Post

Threat actors rarely innovate. This one did. A November 2024 Huntress SOC investigation uncovered novel tradecraft for persistence and remote access that hadn't been documented before.

Read more about Password Spraying Tools: How Attackers Spray M365
Password Spraying Tools: How Attackers Spray M365
Blog Post

Microsoft itself was hit by Midnight Blizzard's password spraying. Huntress covers what the technique looks like in Microsoft 365 telemetry, and how to hunt for it in your own environment.

Read more about Using Backup Utilities for Data Exfiltration
Using Backup Utilities for Data Exfiltration
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Backup software is trusted, widely deployed, and rarely monitored for misuse. Huntress analysts observed it being weaponized for data exfiltration. Here's the technique and how to detect it.

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