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Threat Hunting & Platform Abuse
Develop hypotheses, correlate diverse telemetry and turn ambiguous signals into high-confidence investigative findings.
Joshua Clarke
Secure systems.Build skills.Share what works.
Practical cloud defence, home labs and security automation from Joshua Clarke, a senior cyber security analyst focused on threat hunting and platform abuse.
Ethical, defensive learningBuilt from field experience
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8+Years in cyber defenceFrom managed detection to Azure threat hunting
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177K+Views across practical tutorialsLive channel-wide view count, refreshed hourly
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4.2K+YouTube subscribersGrowing through practical, field-led security content
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Operator brief / About
Security operator.Tool builder.Clear communicator.
I'm Joshua Clarke, a Senior Cyber Security Analyst currently focused on Azure fraud and abuse threat hunting across large-scale cloud environments.
I bring a builder mindset to investigations. Alongside hands-on analysis, I create lightweight tooling and repeatable workflows that help analysts move faster, improve consistency and turn complex findings into practical next steps.
KQLPowerShellPythonAzureMicrosoft DefenderSIEM / EDR
What I bring
Investigation depth with delivery discipline.
Four connected capabilities shaped by hands-on security operations, engineering collaboration and practical education.
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Incident Response & Cloud Forensics
Investigate complex security events and improve repeatable forensic workflows across distributed environments.
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Analyst Tooling & Automation
Build practical tooling that reduces repetitive work, shortens setup time and makes investigations more consistent.
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Knowledge Transfer
Translate technical findings into clear recommendations, training and practical education for analysts and learners.
Professional record
Work experience
From enterprise IT and managed detection to consulting, cloud forensics and Azure threat hunting at Microsoft. The through-line is evidence-led investigation, clear communication and tooling that helps analysts move faster.
Current positionSenior Cyber Security AnalystAzure Fraud and Abuse Threat Hunting
2021
Joined Microsoft
Now senior analyst in MSRC
8+
Years in cyber defence
SOC, consulting, cloud and threat hunting
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Security and IT organisations
Enterprise support through global cloud defence
Microsoft
CurrentSenior Cyber Security Analyst - Azure Fraud and Abuse Threat Hunting
Dec 2025 - PresentCheltenham, remote
Investigating Azure fraud, abuse and adversarial platform activity across large-scale cloud environments, turning ambiguous signals into findings that support detection, enforcement and disruption.
Threat huntingPlatform abuseAzure telemetry
Selected impact
- Analyse attacker behaviour, infrastructure patterns, cloud resource usage and abuse tradecraft.
- Correlate diverse telemetry to develop hypotheses and produce high-confidence investigative findings.
- Build lightweight tooling that improves investigative depth, speed and repeatability.
Microsoft
Senior Cyber Security Analyst - Security Operations, Incident Response and Cloud Forensics
Dec 2023 - Dec 2025Cheltenham, remote
Led cloud forensic and incident response improvements across globally distributed investigations, combining operational delivery with training, mentorship and analyst tooling.
Cloud forensicsIncident responseMicrosoft Defender
Selected impact
- Designed a serverless forensic platform that reduced analyst setup from hours to minutes.
- Improved Windows Defender and Defender for Cloud coverage with investigative findings.
- Delivered specialised incident response, forensics and cloud security training.
Microsoft
Cyber Security Analyst II - Security Operations and Incident Response
Jun 2021 - Dec 2023Cheltenham, remote
Led and supported complex investigations across Azure, Microsoft 365, Gaming and corporate environments, including incidents involving advanced threat activity.
Security operationsIncident responseAutomation
Accenture UK
Security Delivery Consultant
May 2020 - Jun 2021United Kingdom
Established and supported a multi-cloud, threat-led security operations service for a government client, protecting critical national cloud infrastructure.
AWS and AzureProtective monitoringService development
Intelligence log / latest
Useful security thinking, without the noise.
Newest field noteGeneral
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Proton Pass CLI: Manage Passwords and Secrets From Your Terminal
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23 Mar 202611 min
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Why Proton Pass is the Best Password Manager for 2026
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5 Nov 20255 min
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