The OffSec Podcast returns this week with special guest Kai (Shad0wbits), the founder and Chief Security Architect at Black Cipher Security. Host TJ Null begins by asking Kai about what piqued his interest in the Infosec field and what resources he used to get himself started. He shares what made him decide to start his own pentesting firm and give…

Host FalconSpy returns this week joined by Rob Ragan, Principal Researcher at Bishop Fox! They begin by diving into tips for organizations beginning to build out their continuous security testing and why it’s so important. Regan also shares bugs he’s discovered deploying your tools to assist with continuous security testing. Next, he gives advice b…

In this week’s episode, host TJ Null welcomes Christopher Forte, an infrastructure engineer at Offensive Security. Forte has red-teamed the city of Los Angeles, spoken at Defcon, and hosted training events for multiple intelligence agencies. The episode begins with Christopher sharing resources he used to get his start in the infosec field. He then…

Host TJ Null returns this week with an episode featuring two special guests: Jim O’Gorman and Dave Kennedy! Jim O’Gorman is the Chief Content and Strategy Officer for OffSec and has been in the information security world for more than a decade. Dave Kennedy, CEO and Founder of TrustedSec, has presented at conferences such as Defcon and Blackhat. To…

In this week's episode, host Jeremy (harbinger) Miller chats with FalconSpy, an Offensive Security Engineer at Oracle and Community Ambassador here at OffSec. FalconSpy covers topics such as how he got into penetration testing, what pentesting is, application/code reviews, red teaming, and more. He also dives into internal vs external pentesting by…

In this week’s special episode, Dr. Heather Monthie sits down with Lester Godsey, CISO of Maricopa County, Arizona. Lester begins by explaining how he got into the cybersecurity field and shares a fun fact about himself. He then shares his role as a CISO, how security supports different departments, and the biggest risks he sees in critical infrast…

In this episode, host TJ Null sits down with DarkStar7471 aka Dark, our recent community moderator for the OffSec Community. Dark is currently a lead pentester at State Farm Insurance and has produced content for TryHackMe. He starts by sharing his journey before working for OffSec as well as what piqued his interest in the information security fie…

In this week’s episode, host Dr. Heather Monthie chats with FalconSpy, an Offensive Security Engineer at Oracle and Community Ambassador here at OffSec. FalconSpy covers topics such as how he got into cybersecurity, what attracted him to the field, and the biggest lesson he’s learned in his career so far. Sharing his experience throughout his OSCP …

In this week’s special episode, hosts Dr. Heather Monthie and Jeremy (harbinger) Miller sit down with Dr. Timothy Summers, PhD and Executive Director of Product Development at Arizona State University. Summers is an ethical hacker, professor, TED speaker, and a leading expert in cybersecurity strategy, blockchain technology, and how hackers think. …

In this episode, host TJ Nulls sits down with ShadowKhan, a lead pentester and a community moderator in the OffSec Discord server. ShadowKhan tells his non-traditional story as to how he got into infosec. He also tells what resources he used to get started and gives some tips for anyone interested in getting into the security world. There’s one boo…

In this special episode, Jeremy (harbinger) Miller chats with Chris Glanden on the BarCode podcast. From BarCode’s show notes: “The YinYang philosophy says that the universe is composed of competing and complementary forces governed by a cosmic duality, sets of two opposing and complementing principles or energies that can be observed in nature. Si…

For this week’s episode, host Dr. Heather Monthie chats with Mike Manrod, CISO of Grand Canyon Education. As a cybersecurity leader, he shares his expertise on how he recruits, mentors, and guides aspiring cybersecurity professionals in their career paths. He first starts by sharing his mid-career switch into the cybersecurity world along with his …

This week, hosts TJ Null and FalconSpy sit down with Mike Waxman, Security Engineer at LinkedIn. Mike was originally a TPM and is now a Security Engineer. He starts off by describing how he made the switch and shares some advice for those looking to change roles into security. And for those already in the field, he also gives tips on how to get tha…

On this week’s episode, host TJ Null is joined by Tim Medin. Tim is the creator of kerberoasting and the CEO of Red Siege Information Security. He begins by recounting how he joined the infosec field as well as some resources he used to get himself started. Next, he highlights his favorite tools that he enjoys using on an engagement. TJ and Tim als…

This week host TJ Null chats with Phillip Wylie, Tech Evangelist at cycognito. Phillip has been a pentester for several years and in the IT industry for even longer. He tells an interesting story of how he got into infosec and some of the resources he used to get started. TJ and Phillip also chat about the OSCP, the Try Harder mindset, and what the…

Host Dr. Heather Monthie sits down with Ken Pyle, a graduate professor of cybersecurity and a partner of CYBIR. He begins the episode by chatting about how he got into cybersecurity and teaching in higher education. Then, he shares what he considers the hardest part as well as the most rewarding part of teaching cybersecurity to students. Heather a…

Join host, Jeremy Miller (harbinger), as he sits down with Matteo Malvica (uf0) to discuss the new PEN-200 (PWK) Topic Exercises. They start the chat with Matteo’s background and what it’s like to be a Content Developer at OffSec. His first project was SOC-200, though his background was largely offensive. They chat about taking on the creation of a…

Hosts FalconSpy and TJ Null sit down with J3rryBl4nks, a member and Community Moderator on the OffSec Discord server. J3rryBl4nks is a Director of InfoSec for a small business organization. In this episode, he talks about how he got interested in the infosec field. He discusses why he thinks gaining knowledge through a degree or certifications is i…

Host Harbinger (Jeremy Miller) sits down with Dr. Heather Monthie, Head of Cybersecurity Training, Education, and Innovation at OffSec. In this episode, Heather highlights her diverse background in education, leadership, and technology and how this allows her to improve initiatives at OffSec. Then, she details the intersection of teaching and learn…

Host TJ Null sits down with Billy Trobbiani (c0ntra), Content Developer at OffSec. c0ntra starts by describing what got him interested in joining the Information Security field. Then, he details the role he specialized in when he was a blue teamer and the issues that blue teamers face during their day-to-day operations. c0ntra additionally reveals …

Hosts FalconSpy and Harbinger (Jeremy Miller) catch up with Omeganeth, a member and Community companion on our Discord server. In the episode, Omeganeth reveals what got him into the Information Security field. He then mentions the resources he leveraged that got him started on his journey with InfoSec. They dive into the struggles and challenges h…

Hosts Harbinger (Jeremy Miller) and TJNull catch up with Max Kelly, Founder and CEO of [redacted], a threat intelligence and response platform. Max starts by describing his interesting professional story with nation-state level defense from the highest levels of the private and public sectors at organizations including Facebook and U.S. CyberCom. W…

Hosts TJNull and FalconSpy catch up with Seth Art, Sr. Security Consultant at Bishop Fox, who also holds his OSCP. They discuss how Seth got into security and his varied background. He also reveals his favorite aspects of working for Bishop Fox, as well as what a junior pentester should know in order to join an offensive security-focused firm like …

In this episode, Jeremy Miller (Harbinger) catches up with Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit), Lead Content Developer for macOS Control Bypasses (EXP-312) at OffSec. They start with how Csaba got into InfoSec, particularly macOS security. Csaba explains why he focuses on macOS and why OffSec decided to offer a course on this topic. They dive into the syllab…

In this episode, our host TJNull chats with Rey Bango (@reybango), Sr. Director, Developer and Security Relations at Veracode. They cover many topics, starting with Rey’s story of how he got into InfoSec, transitioning from being a full-time developer. Rey talks about his favorite programming languages and why he likes each one. They also talk abou…

Host TJNull talks with Harbinger (Jeremy Miller), Product Manager and Content Contributor at OffSec, who tells about Learn One and Learn Unlimited subscriptions from the OffSec Training Library. They go into why OffSec decided to launch this model as well as the new features and benefits of the Training Library. One area that’s particularly excitin…

Join our host TJNull as he stills down with Drew Kirkpatrick (@hoodoer), Senior Security Consultant at TrustedSec and former Senior Computer Scientist for the U.S. Navy. They discuss his second-career pentesting pursuits and how he made the transition to infosec from a different career. Find out which three skills are the most important to have in …

Listen in as our host TJNull chats with Dustin Heywood (@EvilMog), a contributor to Team Hashcat who has an extreme addiction to cracking hashes. In addition, he is a Black Badge Holder at DEF CON, DerbyCon, SkyDogCon, and THOTCON. After covering how EvilMog got into infosec, they discuss the most important quality for a pentester or red teamer: wr…

In this episode, our host, FalconSpy, sits down with Topher Timzen (@ttimzen) and Michael Leibowitz (@r00tkillah), two red teamers from Oracle. They discuss a number of topics, including Topher’s and Michael’s DEF CON 27 Endpoint Detection & Response presentation. They dive into how they got into the infosec field and what makes them so passionate …

Our host, TJ Null, sat down with Andy Gill (ZephrFish) to hear lots of interesting stories from his 15+ years in infosec, including his experience as a Goon at DEF CON (he even met Elon Musk!). They discuss how he got started, his book on learning the ropes, important qualities every pentester and red teamer should have, and more. Hear what ZephrFi…

Hear from Cybersecurity Meg, X-Force Cybersecurity Incident Responder for IBM and popular cybersecurity YouTuber, as she sits down with Harbinger and FalconSpy! They discuss a number of interesting topics, ranging from defense vs. offense and her CISSP journey to what inspired Meg to become a YouTube creator. They also discuss overcoming imposter s…

In this exciting episode, hear from OffSec’s chief content developers, Morten Schenk and Alex Uifalvi (Sickness). They discuss with hosts TJ Null and Jeremy Miller (Harbinger) a range of topics including course design, pedagogy, their own backgrounds, and exploit development. Learn about the philosophy behind OffSec’s courseware and their most impo…

In this action-packed episode, our host TJ Null sits down with Alethe Denis, to talk social engineering, red team, blue team, raising chickens, and everything in between! Learn why Alethe was honored by DEF CON with a Black Badge following her win of the Social Engineering Capture the Flag (CTF) contest at DEF CON 27. She shares her favorite tools …

In this episode, hosts TJ Null and Harbinger talk infosec with S1REN, a very accomplished member of the community and a moderator of OffSec's Discord. Among other things, they discuss how S1REN got into infosec and why, some advice for women looking to get into infosec, and why BASH, Python, and TCP/IP are so essential for people to get into before…

In this action-packed episode, hosts TJ Null and FalconSpy sit down with 0xdade. Here are some of topics they discuss: How 0xdade broke into InfoSec 0xdade’s OSCP advice The importance of note taking and communication skills in InfoSec The most important quality of a pentester or red teamer 0xdade’s project, Natlas - what it is and what it does Adv…

In this second episode of the Official Offensive Security Podcast, hosts TJ Null and Harbinger sit down with the very talented and respected Joe (BlindHacker), where they discuss the challenges and opportunities around improving accessibility for the disabled community in Infosec. BlindHacker provides insights and perspective on how we can all help…

The best ways to prepare for PWK/OSCP -- learn how from the experts! In this first episode of the all-new, official Offensive Security Podcast, hear first hand from experts TJ Null, FalconSpy and Jeremy (Harbinger) share some of the latest, greatest and even lesser-known ways to prepare for the Penetration Testing with Kali (PWK, PEN-200) course in…