WE'RE IN!

Getting Paid to Break Stuff with Ty Bross, SRT

Episode Summary

On this episode of WE'RE IN, Josh Mason sits down with Ty Bross, Offensive Security Lead for Sidekick Security and Researcher for the Synack Red Team. Ty discusses his teenage hacking origins, how he broke into the cybersecurity profession, his favorite hacks, and advice to aspiring penetration testers.

Episode Notes

On this episode of WE'RE IN, Josh Mason sits down with Ty Bross, Offensive Security Lead for Sidekick Security and Researcher for the Synack Red Team. Ty discusses his teenage hacking origins, how he broke into the cybersecurity profession, his favorite hacks, and advice to aspiring penetration testers.

 

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:50 Understanding Business Logic Vulnerabilities

03:44 Hacker Origin Story

08:18 Joining the Synack Red Team

09:32 Staying Sharp by Hunting for Bugs

11:00 Supplemental Income with The Synack Red Team

11:43 Collaboration with the Synack Red Team

16:37 Chaining Small Exploits Together

17:50 Advice to Aspiring Synack Red Team Researchers

20:54 What Customers Don't Know About Pentesters