Security Researcher & Engineer

Patrick Putman

Birmingham, Alabama

I research and build tooling around the parts of the stack that move fast and get exploited faster: CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and identity systems. My focus is on finding and closing the attack surface that modern organizations expose as they scale — before someone else does.

Work

Beacon

Open Source

An attack surface scanner built for security researchers and pentesters. Beacon runs passive surface scans safe enough for unsolicited use, and supports active deep-probing modes for authorized engagements — with a terminal UI for interactive finding review.

Writing

I write about CI/CD security, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and identity systems over at Stormbane Security — a security company I founded focused on helping organizations understand and reduce their real-world attack surface.

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Contact

Open to consulting engagements, research collaboration, and interesting conversations about CI/CD, cloud, Kubernetes, or identity security.