The Hacker's Cache cover art

All Episodes

The Hacker's Cache — 86 episodes

#
Title
1

#85 Q&A: I Chose Higher Pay Over Stability... Here’s What It Cost Me

2

#84 More Cybersecurity Certifications Won’t Fix Your Career

3

#83 Cybersecurity Is Evolving Fast. Can Your Career Keep Up? ft. Richie Vinson (4NU81X)

4

#82 I Barely Went to Any Talks at DEF CON... Here’s Why

5

#81 Q&A: The Harsh Reality of Getting Hired in Cybersecurity

6

#80 Cybersecurity Salary Negotiation: I Asked for More Than Their Salary Cap... They Paid Me

7

#79 The Honest Truth: Why Your Cybersecurity Resume Is Getting Ghosted

8

#78 Top 10 Cybersecurity Skills (Where to Learn Every One)

9

#77 If I Had to Start Cybersecurity Over in 2026... I'd Do This

10

#76 Q&A: I Don't Know If Cybersecurity Is Worth It Anymore

11

#75 Why Most People Won't Make It in Cybersecurity

12

#74 I Spent 7 Years Becoming a Hacker… Then Realized I Hated It

13

#73 AI Is Already Replacing Cybersecurity Jobs ft. Marco Figueroa

14

#72 He Quit His Cybersecurity Job to Start a Pentesting Company ft. Tyler Ramsbey

15

#71 Metasploit Creator: Why CVEs Won’t Save You in 2025 ft. HD Moore

16

#70 From Teen Hacker to Professional Pentester: The Journey of Kyle Hoehn

17

#69 Why He Left a Safe Job to Hack Companies for a Living ft. Jim Schultz

18

#68 Q&A: Why You’ll Fail in Cybersecurity if You Stop Learning

19

#67 Living Outside the U.S.? Here’s How to Get Into Cybersecurity Anyway ft. Bhanu Reddy

20

#66 The #1 Thing That Makes Pentesting Fun (Not Stressful) ft. Trent Miller

21

#65 Why You Can’t Find a Job After Passing OSCP

22

#64 Job Interview Secrets From the Other Side of the Table ft. Vladimir Ichkov

23

#63 Q&A: Outwork 1,000 Applicants to Break Into Cybersecurity

24

#62 Is InfoSec Slowing Down? Threat Models Explained ft. Carl Vincent (vyrus)

25

#61 How to Level Up Fast in Your First Cybersecurity Role ft. Ryan Daub

26

#60 Shellcode Evasion in 2025: What Still Works (and What Doesn’t) ft. Robert O’Connor

27

#59 Q&A: You Can’t Choose Wrong in Cybersecurity

28

#58 Why Attention Is the Real Currency in Cybersecurity ft. Tadi

29

#57 The AI Security Threat No One Sees Coming ft. Dino Dunn

30

#56 Beyond Certs: The Skills That Actually Matter in Pentesting ft. Nick Aures

31

#55 Do Cybersecurity Certifications Really Get You Hired in 2025?

32

#54 Offensive Security for Blue Teamers: Why Red Team Knowledge Changes Everything ft. Josh Ragland

33

#53 The Dark Side of Influence: When Winning Feels Like Losing ft. Alethe Denis

34

#52 The Ultimate Hacking Wisdom Compilation

35

#51 Q&A: Why YouTube Took Down My Wi-Fi Hacking Video

36

#50 No OSCP. No Degree. Still Landed a Red Team Job ft. Richie Vinson (4NU81X7H3H4CK3r)

37

#49 He Found Vulnerabilities in His Own Code: Then Made a Career Out of It ft. John Kounelis

38

#48 He Got Hired Without Knowing the Answer: Here’s Why ft. Michael Kim

39

#47 Q&A: Feel Lost Watching Hacking Videos? Listen to This

40

#46 She Started Coding at 13 and Never Looked Back ft. Betta Lyon Delsordo

41

#45 OSWA Grind: 24 Hours. No Sleep. One Last Flag ft. Pratham Shah

42

#44 How to Hack What No One Teaches ft. Noah Pack

43

#43 Grind Now, Relax Later: The Harsh Reality of Breaking Into Cybersecurity ft. Matthew Younker (Zumi Yumi)

44

#42 Certifications, College, or Bootcamps — What’s Worth It in Cybersecurity? ft. Channa Rajaratne

45

#41 How to Actually Become a Great Pentester

46

#40 Proof You Don’t Need a Degree to Succeed in Cybersecurity ft. Zach Winchester

47

#39 Q&A: Struggling with Burnout? Here’s Why It Might Be a Good Thing

48

#38 Fired or Freed? Turning a Cybersecurity Layoff into Your Next Big Break w Justin Mahon

49

#37 He Hacked for 1000 Days Straight: Here’s How It Landed Him a Cybersecurity Job ft. Constantinos Kaplanis

50

#36 The OSCP Won’t Save You ft. Tyler Ramsbey

51

#35 Q&A: The Harsh Truth: You NEED to Code for Cybersecurity Mastery

52

#34 Why Top Pentesters Make More Money (Most Ignore This Skill) ft. Spencer Alessi

53

#33 Are Cybersecurity Bootcamps a Scam? ft. Keith Coleman

54

#32 From Physical Security to Penetration Testing: Paul Nieto III's Journey

55

#31 Q&A: Are Tech Giants Planning to Replace Us with AI?

56

#30 Uncovering a $200M Fraud Ring with David Taxer

57

#29 InfoSec Pat’s Journey From Network Engineer to Cyber Mentor

58

#28 Outwork the Competition: Winning the Cybersecurity Career Game

59

#27 Red Team Reality: Building the Hacker's Edge ft. Mike Ortiz

60

#26 Q&A: The Certification Everyone Asks For (Is It Overrated?)

61

#25 Beyond Compliance: How Hackers Think and What Companies Miss ft. Albert Corzo

62

#24 Building a Career Together: Lessons from Clint & Si The Hackers

63

#23 SOC Analyst Life: Challenges & Secrets from Trent Williams

64

#22 Q&A: Cybercrime, Certifications, and Sacrifice in Cybersecurity Careers

65

#21 Unpacking AppSec: Lessons and Insights with Jonathon Fuller

66

#20 What it REALLY Takes to Pass OSCP (and What They Don’t Tell You) ft. Trent Miller

67

#19 Beating the Odds in Cybersecurity: What It Really Takes ft. James Scott

68

#18 16 Years in IT, Now a Fortune 100 Pentester: 0xD1CE Shares His Journey

69

#17 Unpacking Bug Bounty Strategies with RootSploit: Zero Days, Recon, and Vulnerabilities

70

#16 Why Cybersecurity Is Stressful and How to Succeed with Opeyemi Kolawole (Hacking Insights)

71

#15 From Zero to Hero: How Anyone Can Succeed in Cybersecurity

72

#14 Social Engineering Unleashed: DEF CON Insights from Jacob Villarreal

73

#13 Hacking Time: Real World Skills They Don't Teach You | Trent Darrow

74

#12 Why OSCP Might Not Be Worth It - A Surprising Take by Evan Isaac

75

#11 Stay Creative Together: Insights from Nouha Ben Brahim

76

#10 Breaking into Cybersecurity: Tips from a Pro ft. Jake Mayhew

77

#9 Red Teaming & Malware Development ft. Nathan Rice

78

#8 Cybersecurity Is a Beautiful Field: There's People That Don't Like Me ft. Aaron Tran

79

#7 Think Outside the Box to Land First Pentesting Job ft. Ryan Daub

80

#6 Is AI Going to Cause Bad Stuff? Of Course, Everything Does ft. Mike Finkel

81

#5 Pay It Forward ft. George Raileanu

82

#4 A Vulnerability Assessment Isn't a Pentest ft. Kristofer Johnson

83

#3 Best Way to Learn Active Directory Hacking Skills ft. Robert O’Connor

84

#2 Transition From Pentester to Senior Pentester ft. Adolfo (Val) Vask

85

#1 Do Something Great in the World ft. Joshua Ragland

86

#0 Security Is Not Everybody’s Responsibility