Episodes
Tanya Janca - From Insecure Developer to Appsec, Diversity/Inclusion …
Tanya is an awesome, giving person. She's a huge proponent of mentoring, diversity and inclusion, and application security. She's…
Nick Vissari - Engineering Dropout to Math Tutor to Security Architec…
Nick Vissari went from being an engineering dropout (he didn't like creative writing) to a tech consultant to a math tutor. His p…
Page Glave - Professor of Kinesiology to Cybersecurity Analyst!
Page Glave was a tenured Associate Professor of Kinesiology with a focus in exercise science and was successful in her field. How…
Nick Jeswald - Confessions of a Cybersecurity Recruiter (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2 - Nick Jeswald has been an external and internal recruiter in security. He shares with us what he looks for in a cand…
Nick Jeswald - Confessions of a Cybersecurity Recruiter (Part 1)
Part 1 of 2 - Nick Jeswald has been an external and internal recruiter in security. He shares with us what he looks for in a cand…
September 2019 Update
Hey, you! I know it's been a while, but I just wanted to drop you a message letting you know I'm still alive!
Fareedah Shaheed - From Tech Curious to Information Security
Fareedah, a lifelong learner, was always interested in technology and grew up reading her father's Cisco books. His influence led…
BONUS - Updates, Defcon, More
Hey, everyone! It's been a while, I know. Life has been busy. Lots of transitions, so schedule has taken time to get used to.
Keya Horiuchi - From Teacher, Filmmaker, and Website Design to Secur…
Keya was a public school teacher who stood out from the crowd. She loves problem-solving and challenging environments. Keya was a…
BONUS - Audiobook Sample!
Preview the retail audio sample of my book: Breaking IN - A Practical Guide to Starting a Career In Information Security
Hossam Mohamed - Young Hacker to "Not A Security Researcher"
A 19-year-old "not a security researcher" facing limitations because of his age and not having the right "prerequisites," Hossam …
BONUS - Consuming VS Producing
My thoughts on consuming vs. production and how it relates to Getting Into Infosec.
Izzy - Random and Unplanned: From Annuities to ISO!
Ismaelle Vixsama (aka Izzy) has a knack for finding strategic flaws and speaking up about them. Doing so helped her get her first…
David Scrobonia - Lifelong builder, Appsec Engineer, Creator of ZAP H…
From Zero to One, David is a lifelong builder. Wherever he goes, he just builds things. From an electric car to Adhoc android app…
BONUS - CliffsNotes To The First 20 Episodes!
Having completed 20 episodes (~15 hours of interviews), I decided to take a moment to go over each episode briefly.
BONUS - MCOHMI New Song, Trap Music, and Domain Song Background
MC OHM-I (Leron Gray) talks about his next project about tabs in the browser, trap music, and some background on his awesome song…
Leron Gray - From Navy E6 to Pentester, SANS Mentor and Nerdcore Rapp…
Leron Gray is a man of many talents. Although he didn't really get into infosec until much later in life, he always had a creativ…
Jared Folkins - 18 YRO Manager To Education Security To Human Hero
Jared Folkins understands people, technology, and the world around him. He can smell a toxic environment from a mile away and has…