In this episode, Allan is joined LIVE on stage at FutureCon Dallas 2022 by U.S Bank Senior Cloud Penetration Tester, co-author of The Pen Tester Blueprint, podcast host, and college instructor, Phillip Wylie. Phillip journeys into his past to share how he went from pro wrestler to pentester, gives writing advice to future authors in the field, explores the art of pentesting, and the best starter certifications for pentesters. Lastly, Phillip explores the best advice he’s ever received and the dangers of burnout. 
 
Key takeaways: 
01:27  Phillip's origin story - wrestling men and bears
03:04  The Pwn School Project
04:47  The Hacker Factory Podcast
06:55  Always a way to cyber
10:18  An opportunity to write
14:08  The Art of Pentesting
17:19  Getting square on terminology
24:42  The limitless child
27:25  The skinny on certs
30:23  Mentors
35:06  Back in the pentesting lab
37:14  When does threat modeling factor?
43:50  Coloring in purple
 
Follow Phillip Wylie on<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/'> LinkedIn</a> and<a href='https://twitter.com/PhillipWylie'> Twitter</a>
Follow<a href='https://allanalford.com/'> Allan Alford</a> on<a href='https://linkedin.com/in/allanalford'> LinkedIn</a> and<a href='https://twitter.com/AllanAlfordinTX'> Twitter</a>
Purchase a Cyber Ranch Podcast T-Shirt at the<a href='https://store.hackervalley.com/'> Hacker Valley Store</a>
Learn more about<a href='https://hackervalley.com/'> Hacker Valley Studio</a> and<a href='https://hackervalley.com/cyberranch'> The Cyber Ranch Podcast</a>
Sponsored by our good friends at <a href='https://www.axonius.com/'>Axonius</a>

In this episode, Allan is joined LIVE on stage at FutureCon Dallas 2022 by U.S Bank Senior Cloud Penetration Tester, co-author of The Pen Tester Blueprint, podcast host, and college instructor, Phillip Wylie. Phillip journeys into his past to share how he went from pro wrestler to pentester, gives writing advice to future authors in the field, explores the art of pentesting, and the best starter certifications for pentesters. Lastly, Phillip explores the best advice he’s ever received and the dangers of burnout. 
 
Key takeaways: 
01:27  Phillip's origin story - wrestling men and bears
03:04  The Pwn School Project
04:47  The Hacker Factory Podcast
06:55  Always a way to cyber
10:18  An opportunity to write
14:08  The Art of Pentesting
17:19  Getting square on terminology
24:42  The limitless child
27:25  The skinny on certs
30:23  Mentors
35:06  Back in the pentesting lab
37:14  When does threat modeling factor?
43:50  Coloring in purple
 
Follow Phillip Wylie on<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/'> LinkedIn</a> and<a href='https://twitter.com/PhillipWylie'> Twitter</a>
Follow<a href='https://allanalford.com/'> Allan Alford</a> on<a href='https://linkedin.com/in/allanalford'> LinkedIn</a> and<a href='https://twitter.com/AllanAlfordinTX'> Twitter</a>
Purchase a Cyber Ranch Podcast T-Shirt at the<a href='https://store.hackervalley.com/'> Hacker Valley Store</a>
Learn more about<a href='https://hackervalley.com/'> Hacker Valley Studio</a> and<a href='https://hackervalley.com/cyberranch'> The Cyber Ranch Podcast</a>
Sponsored by our good friends at <a href='https://www.axonius.com/'>Axonius</a>

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In this episode, Allan is joined LIVE on stage at FutureCon Dallas 2022 by U.S Bank Senior Cloud Penetration Tester, co-author of The Pen Tester Blueprint, podcast host, and college instructor, Phillip Wylie. Phillip journeys into his past to share h...

In this episode, Allan is joined LIVE on stage at FutureCon Dallas 2022 by U.S Bank Senior Cloud Penetration Tester, co-author of The Pen Tester Blueprint, podcast host, and college instructor, Phillip Wylie. Phillip journeys into his past to share how he went from pro wrestler to pentester, gives writing advice to future authors in the field, explores the art of pentesting, and the best starter certifications for pentesters. Lastly, Phillip explores the best advice he’s ever received and the dangers of burnout. 
 
Key takeaways: 
01:27  Phillip's origin story - wrestling men and bears
03:04  The Pwn School Project
04:47  The Hacker Factory Podcast
06:55  Always a way to cyber
10:18  An opportunity to write
14:08  The Art of Pentesting
17:19  Getting square on terminology
24:42  The limitless child
27:25  The skinny on certs
30:23  Mentors
35:06  Back in the pentesting lab
37:14  When does threat modeling factor?
43:50  Coloring in purple
 
Follow Phillip Wylie on LinkedIn and Twitter
Follow Allan Alford on LinkedIn and Twitter
Purchase a Cyber Ranch Podcast T-Shirt at the Hacker Valley Store
Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio and The Cyber Ranch Podcast
Sponsored by our good friends at Axonius

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