Offensive Security Evangelist at Cycognito
Phillip Wylie is a cybersecurity professional and offensive security SME with over 18 years of experience, over half of his career in offensive security. Wylie is the Tech Evangelism & Enablement Manager at CyCognito. He is a former college adjunct instructor and published author. He is the concept creator and co-author of The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker and was featured in the Tribe of Hackers: Red Team.
The adversary philosophy and mindset are important when trying to emulate a threat actor during a red team operation or offensive cybersecurity assessment or trying to understand them as a defender. In this talk, we will take a look at the philosophy and mindset of an adversary as well as what motivates them.