About this episode
This episode discusses the fundamentals of ethical hacking and penetration testing with Kyle Winters from Learn with Cisco.
Send us Fan Mail If you still picture “hackers” as hoodie stereotypes and fast typing in a dark room, this conversation resets the story with real, practical detail. We sit down with Kyle Winters from Learn with Cisco to define ethical hacking and penetration testing the way security teams actually use it: as a sanctioned, scoped way to think like an attacker so you can fix weaknesses before a real threat actor finds them. The heart of the episode is simple: defence tools are not enough unles...
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Host: Cables2Clouds
Guest: Kyle Winters
Topics covered
- ethical hacking
- penetration testing
- cybersecurity
- defense tools
- security teams
Keywords
- ethical hacking
- penetration testing
- cybersecurity
- security weaknesses
- defense tools
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Organizations: Learn with Cisco
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