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The TechTual Talk — 213 episodes
207: 6-Figure Tech Careers for Vets: The Real Truth
206: Is the Job Market Cooked(in 2026)?
205: Is Claude Mythos the End of Cybersecurity? (Project Glasswing)
204: Ep. 204 FBI Director & Lockheed Martin Hacked: America’s Worst Security Disaster?
ep. 203 Iranian hackers Just DELETED Stryker: The Scariest Cyber Attack of 2026.
Ep. 202 Why Gen Z is getting FIRED, Capella's Master Degree in 36 days, $300k Cyber Jobs
Ep. 201 Why Jack Dorsey Just Fired 4,000 People (And Who Is Next) |
200: Ep. 200 What Amazon & Meta Aren’t Telling You About Layoffs
From College Dropout to $500k AWS Cloud Engineer
What Recruiters Really Think: Resumes, AI, and Job Search Myths Uncovered
199: Episode 199 Ex Intel Employee stole 18,000 files, Top Breaches of 2025, Career Advice for your 30s
198: Ep. 198 Breaking Into Security: Helpdesk Roots, GovTech Woes, and Red Team Dreams
197: Episode 197 Would you Return to Office for a $250k Salary?
IT Helpdesk helped him become a Cyber Security Analyst(in 2025)
Ep. 196 CrowdStrike's Insider Threat Problem, $140k Student Loan Debt, and Phishing Attacks
Episode 195 Cloudflare’s Outage, DoorDash hacked, Nvidia $57B revenue, and Tech Career Crashouts
Ep. 194 AfroTech Recap, Amazon Layoffs, Business Casual
Ep. 192 How we got into Cyber Security (tips for newbies)
191: Ep. 191 Why Women love AI and not Men
190: Ep 190 Why getting a job feels impossible right now
Ep. 189 Do College Universities need AI for Graduate Success?
188: Ep. 188 Are GRC Analyst roles dead, is GRC engineering the future, tech startups
187: Episode 187 Cyber Security Engineers, Advanced Degrees, & Security Awareness
186: Ep. 186 The Honest Truth about Security+, Govtech, & working helpdesk Ft. Symone Beez
185: Ep. 185 IT Helpdesk helped Triple his income
184: Ep.184 Cyber News: PaloAlto buys CyberArk,Tea App Hacked again, Tech Women leave TikTok
183: Ep. 183 The Tea App Data Breach: Millenial Managers, Sam Altman on ChatGPT Legal Protection
182: Ep. 182 Mastering Cloud Careers: Real Talk on Help Desk, DevOps, and Tech Interview Strategies
181: Ep. 181 Tech Job Market: Data Roles, Cloud Engineering, AI Strategy, and Career Growth
180: Ep. 180 Discover Six-Figure Career Opportunities in Energy (Pivot Now)
179: Ep. 179 Will CompTIA Sec+ land you a SOC Analyst role?
178: Ep. 178 The $200k Big 4 GRC Cyber Security Consultant
177: Ep. 177 iOS 26, Google Cloud Outage, Android 16, & Discord Invite Link Exploits
176: Ep. 176 Become a Project Manager without Experience (in 2025)
175: Ep. 175 From Carmax Car Salesman to IT Infrastructure Architect |
174: Ep. 174 GRC Is Technical: Breaking the Non-Technical Stereotype in GRC
173: Ep. 173 CrowdStrike Layoffs, AI Missteps, and Industry Shakeups
172: Ep. 172 The Truth about Networking Careers: Network Engineering vs Networking Security
171: Ep. 171 The Truth About Cyber Security Careers: Bootcamps, AI, and GRC
170: Ep.170 The Ai Copyright Problem
169: Ep. 169 HR Expert Reveals Shocking truth about Corporate America
168: Ep. 168 How to get into IT without ANY EXPERIENCE
167: Ep. 167 What is RPA (Robotic Process Automation) ?
166: Ep. 166 From $12 an Hour to Tech Millionaire feat Troy Buckholdt
167: Ep. 165 Google Buys Wiz for $32 Billion in EPIC deal
164: Ep. 164 The HONEST TRUTH about being a SOC Analyst
163: Ep. 163 Tech Job Market Struggles, AI Recruiting Interviews, T-Mobile $25k Payout
162: Episode 162. | From Dental Assistant to Cloud Engineer ft. ShaeInTheCloud
161: Episode 161. Get into GovTech: Become an ISSO with NIST RMF
160: Ep. 160 | How to Get into Cybersecurity with ZERO Experience
159: Ep. 159 Why is it hard to find a job in 2025?
158: Trump Offers Government Employees 8 Month Buyout or RTO ,ChatGPT vs Deepseek , What is DEI?
157: Ep. 157 JP Morgan wants Employees in OFFICE 5 days a week | Tiktok is getting banned!
156: Vivek Ramaswamy Erupts on American Culture on X
155: IT Director EXPOSES the TRUTH about working in Tech
154: How to become a Salesforce Administrator
153: Was United Healthcare's CEO Murdered? ep. 153
151: Why Cybersecurity Needs a Makeover! ft Miranda Stanfield ep. 152
151: Are Cyber Security JOBS in DEMAND ? Ep. 151
150: How to PIVOT into Cyber Security in 6 Months with NO EXPERIENCE
149: She Quit Teaching to work in Tech
148: How to Kickstart Your Career in Project Management
147: Top Flight Security of the World Craig
146: From NOC Analyst to Remote Entry-Level Incident Response Analyst
145: From No Experience to Security Engineer
141: IS AI increasing Unemployment in TECH? | Remote work coming to an end?
143: JOB HOPPING EXPOSED ! | How to BEAT PIPS from HR expert
142: DEI is the new N Word
141: No EXPERIENCE to CLOUD ENGINEER | Get into the CLOUD or DIE TRYING
140: You need Helpdesk to get into Cybersecurity?
139: The MYTH about the CYBER SECURITY INDUSTRY
138: Dell & Intel Layoffs Impact Thousands | Tech CEOs back track on RTO Mandate
137: The $300k GRC Cyber Security Consultant | How to Pivot into GRC
139: The TRUTH about GETTING into CYBER SECURITY
135: The AT&T Cyber Attack is BIGGER than IMAGINED all CUSTOMERS Affected
134: Was the Federal Reserve Bank Hacked?
133: From Software Engineer to Cybersecurity Analyst with Sandra Liu
135: How to Start your Cyber Security Career with Splunk !
132: From MailRoom Clerk to Six-Figure Cyber Security Engineer
131: How LONG should it TAKE to find a JOB in 2024?
130: Is Microsoft's AI Recall a GAMECHANGER or Privacy NightMare ?
129: The Future of Cybersecurity: AI’s Role in Threat Detection and Response
128: United Healthcare's Billion Dollar Security Problem | Ascenion health hacked !
127: From Army Intelligence Analyst to Corporate Ethical Hacker
126: How to work Multiple 6 Figure Tech Jobs with your OWN BUSINESS !
125: From Software Engineer at Microsoft to NBA Product Manager!
124: AT&T's Hacking Nightmare: Millions of Customer Records Leaked
123: How to GET into TECH as FAST as POSSIBLE with no EXPERIENCE
122: From $30k IT Helpdesk Analyst to $130k SOC Analyst in 2 YEARS
121: Meta Suffered Massive Outage ! | Is Cyber Security Boring? | Change Healthcare paid the Ransom ?
120: From Helpdesk to True Love: Balancing MARRIAGE and CAREERS in TECH
119: AT&T suffers Outages | AI Deepfake steals $25 million | The RTO Debate
118: Breaking into Tech: From Finance to Six-Figure Software Engineer
117: Surviving PIPs and Securing New Roles: Technical Program Management Decoded
116: From Hacking General Electric to Six-Figure CyberSecurity Consultant
115: From Tech Support to Senior GRC Manager: A Professional Transformation
114: Navigating Entry-Level Cybersecurity Careers as a New Grad
113: Gen Z's Interview Challenges and workplace struggles | 23andMe plays blame game
112: From IT HelpDesk Analyst to DOD Security Engineer
111: The TRUTH about WORKING in TECH | Don't Let TIKTOK Fool You
110: From Fireman to Network Administrator
109: How to Negotiate a Salary after Job Offer | Top Tech Recruiter gives Job search Secrets
108: Conquering Imposter Syndrome: From Job Hopping to Career Growth at a Fortune 500 Company
107: From Tech Newbie to $250k in 6 Months | PaloAlto acquires Dig Security and Talon
106: From working in insurance to working in tech | Why you should quit your job
105: How to FIX your HORRIBLE Resume !
104: Mastering Job Search Strategies and Career Advancement with CareerHackerNate
103: From Customer Service to $80k Tech Sales Role
102: Unraveling Cisco's $28 Billion Splunk Acquisition and a Breakdown of MGM Resorts Hackers Brilliant Hacking Techniques
101: MGM's Cybersecurity Breach, Goldman Sachs' Office Return Policy, and Evolving AI Job Search Strategies
100: The $500k Cyber Security Engineer
99: From $1200 a month QA Tester to $200k a year Splunk Architect
98: From $42k Bank Teller to Self-Made Cloud Engineering Tech Millionaire
97: From NCAA College Basketball Champion to Principal Tech Sourcing Expert
96: From the College Football Player to Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect
95: From $45k Helpdesk Analyst to Six Figure Government Splunk Cybersecurity Consultant
94: The Shocking Truth about Big Tech Companies Layoffs and Return to Office
93: From Retail to Tech: Venesha Morris on Navigating Industry Transitions and Commanding a Six-Figure Salary
94: Breaking into Cybersecurity: Navigating Career Paths, Challenges, and Opportunities
92: THIS 26 yr old Snapchat Security Engineer reveals how Internships impacted her Cybersecurity Career
92: The Value of a College Degree and Why it can be beneficial for your Tech Career
90: Biggest Career Mistakes to Avoid for people in Tech
89: Why you can't get Job Interviews
88: Can YOU make 6 Figures with no EXPERIENCE in your First Cybersecurity Role
87: This 26 year old is a 6 FIGURE PROGRAM MANAGER for MICROSOFT ‼️
86: "THIS 24-Year-Old is a 6 figure Cybersecurity Threat Hunter for the Government !
86: What is a Venture Capitalist featuring Mitch Brooks
85: IS College NEEDED to get into CYBERSECURITY ⁉️ | Are CyberSecurity Salaries realistic?
84: 21-year-old Air National Guardsman faces charges for leaking Military intelligence documents
83: Company Faces Backlash for Requesting "White-Only" Candidates in Job Listing ‼️
82: I started my new cybersecurity job | How to stand out at the new job
81: Can the GOVERNMENT BAN TIK TOK ? | Ferrari Suffers a ransomware attack
80: Meta's over-hiring during Pandemic lead to Tech Layoffs | Dish Network suffered Ransomware Attack
79: SVB closed by California REGULATORS
78: DISCOVER how REMOTE WORK is COSTING New York City $12 Billion a YEAR !
77: What is Data Privacy in 2023
76: How To Grow your Podcast in 2023
75: Why GRC is the BEST ENTRY-LEVEL CYBERSECURITY Career Choice
74: MICROSOFT Tech Recruiter GIVES TIPS to Standout on LinkedIn
73: IMPLEMENTING Cyber Security COUNTERMEASURES Prevents Security Breaches
72: Working IT Helpdesk for TSA
71: What does a Cloud Support Engineer do? | Is it Entry-Level ?
70: I Ditched Lastpass for Dashlane Heres Why | Top 10 Worst Tech Jobs
69: How to Get into Cybersecurity With no Experience
68: Why you should work in a SOC or Incident Response Role
67: Cybersecurity is a Flexible Career for Women
66: The Truth about IT Helpdesk and Cybersecurity
65: What does a Cybersecurity Product Manager do at Amazon?
64: My First Afrotech Experience
62: Do Entry-Level Cybersecurity jobs actually exist?
61: How to be a Successful Product Manager in Tech
60: Why DevSecOps is Critical!
59: Former Uber CSO Convicted of Breach Cover-up! & Facebook is exercising a "quiet purge"
58: What is PCI? & Does Roe v. Wade mean a loss of Data Privacy?
57: Uber got hacked by an 18 year old
56: Attackers are looking for Credentials to Exploit
55: Can you Quiet Quit in Cybersecurity & Whats going on with Patreon ?
54: I was Laid off from my first SOC job!
53: College can PREPARE you for the real WORLD IF
52: From $50k to $75k | The NOC and SOC Connection
51: Why I Left the IT Helpdesk and Why I left Shreveport, LA
50: Run the wrong Nmap Scan and You going to Jail
49: Why Mentorship can help you get into Cybersecurity
48: I was on Myspace in 6th Grade
47: You need Empathy to thrive in IT Helpdesk w/ KevTech IT Support
47: The Helpdesk helped me out
46: They said hiring me at $300 per hour was a steal!
45: Hacking a MacBook Pro at the Hackathon w/ Xavier Johnson
44: How to be a successful Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
2: Getting into Cybersecurity with Day CyberWox
1: What is Ux/UI Design?
4: From Geek Squad to Network Engineer
3: What is a Data Protection Strategist?
5: Certified Sales Agent to Security Analyst
8: What is an Information System Security Officer?
6: What is Risk Management?
9: Cyber Breach Please!
7: What is Identity and Access Management
10: You charge too much!
11: Transitioning from Military to Cybersecurity Engineer
12: Was my College Degree useful in finding me a JOB ?!
13: Networking, Negotiation, and Cybersecurity Career Tips from Tashya Denose
14: IT is an Umbrella Term
29: You cant scam your way into CyberSecurity
16: Robinhood was hacked
16: How to remember the OSI Model
17: What AWS Certification should you get?
18: How to Start a Salesforce Career
19: My Journey getting into Cybersecurity
20: What's it really like working in CyberSecurity with Day Cyberwox
21: How to thrive in a SOC with the SOC Coach
43: From Publix Deli Clerk to Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
22: Automate your IT Audits with ByteCheck with CEO Aj Yawn
23: Whats Preventing you from Having a Great Tech Career
24: Top 5 skills needed to work in a Data center
25: Why You Should Invest in your Cybersecurity Career with TechTual Consulting
26: How to sustain a career in Tech for 30+ years!
27: I've seen some CCNP's that couldn't run Trace Routes and nslookups
28: Dont't Call me a Tech Influencer with Davin Jackson
42: Does a Salesforce Business Analyst need to be Technical?
29: Pivot into Tech with MyTechBestFriend
30: Lets Talk about Threat Operations, Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management
31: What is Systems Engineering?
32: How to start a Tech career in Healthcare with EHR Systems
33: How To become a Cloud Engineer straight outta College
34: From Helpdesk to I.T. Support Engineer at Amazon!
36: Jermaine "The Jobfather" Jupiter is recruiting from the 6!
35: Make SIX-FIGURES in TECH ENTERPRISE SALES at FAANG COMPANIES
37: A Good Tech Sourcer is a Great Tech Recruiter
38: I wasn't Salesforce Certified when I Started my Career
41: My Fintech experience at GoldMan Sachs
40: Learn THIS before getting into Cybersecurity with John Breth
39: What is an ICS Cybersecurity Consultant?