Technical Marketer · Cybersecurity Strategist
I translate hard technical problems into sharp market strategy — positioning, messaging, and launches that build pipeline and move markets.
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About me
I've spent 7+ years at the intersection of technical strategy, risk communication, and marketing, making complex security concepts actionable. My career spans application security, data governance, and AI protection — giving me a deep, practical understanding of modern threat vectors and compliance landscapes.
I specialize in translating technical specifications into robust frameworks, driving cross-functional alignment across engineering and compliance teams, and building metrics-driven strategies. A self-driven technical strategist, I leverage advanced process development and custom AI automation to streamline workflows and manage risk. Whether architecting market positioning or designing internal governance and communication strategies, my focus is on making strategy and risk mitigation easy to understand for any stakeholder.
Writing & Research
Research Report · Cloudflare · 2024
Annual Cloudflare research report analyzing web application and API security trends. Uncovers threat vectors, protection mechanisms, and industry benchmarks using first-party analysis of Cloudflare's global network data.
Whitepaper · Varonis · 2022
Survey of key U.S. consumer data protection and privacy legislation — FCRA, GLBA, SOX, HIPAA, and state-specific data privacy laws — for legal, compliance, and security audiences.
Presentations & Speaking
Webinar · Cloudflare + Forrester · 2026
Joint webinar with Forrester covering AI application security challenges, prioritization strategies for security teams, and a market look ahead. Co-presented with Sandy Carrielli (Forrester) and James Todd (Cloudflare).
Techstrong TV · The Last Great Cloud Transformation
Episode 7 of Techstrong TV's cloud transformation series — covering how organizations protect external-facing infrastructure without slowing down innovation.
Behind the scenes
I write about AI and application security for a living, so I wanted this site to actually run on the stack I cover — not just describe it. The front end, the "Ask Catherine" assistant, and its guardrails are all things I built and can speak to firsthand.
The website itself
No website builder, no off-the-shelf template — every page is custom-built from scratch, with Claude as my coding partner. I directed the design and decisions; it keeps the site fast, lightweight, and fully in my control, down to each color, font, and layout choice.
Hosting
Cloudflare Pages, deployed straight from Git. Static assets served from the edge for speed everywhere.
"Ask Catherine" chat
A serverless function calling Cloudflare Workers AI (Llama 3.2) that lets visitors ask about my background and work — and get grounded, conversational answers instead of a static bio.
Abuse protection
The endpoint has its own defenses: strict scope limits so it only speaks to my work, prompt-injection detection, and per-IP rate limiting to keep it from being misused.
Contact form
A serverless function posting to Resend for delivery — no third-party form embeds or trackers.
Security hardening
The assistant runs behind Cloudflare AI Gateway for logging and content guardrails, paired with a carefully engineered system prompt that keeps its answers accurate, on-topic, and resistant to manipulation.
Get in touch
Whether you're looking to sharpen your positioning, plan a launch, or just want to talk cybersecurity strategy — I'd love to hear from you.
