Phillip is a passionate offensive security professional with over 27 years of information technology and cybersecurity experience. His specialties include penetration testing and application security. When Phillip is not hacking, he is educating others about pentesting and web application pentesting at the college level and during workshops at conferences and other events. His passion for education and pentesting inspired him to found The Pwn School Project, an education-focused cybersecurity organization. Phillip coauthored the book, “The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker,” based on his conference talk on starting a career as a pentester. Phillip’s uncommon journey into the field of cybersecurity is preceded by his colorful past as a pro wrestler, where he once wrestled a bear.


Phillip Wylie

I joined my friend ‪@EdnaJonsson‬ on her podcast, Security Chipmunks.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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My guest appearance on the @KeybdSamurai Podcast.

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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🎙️ Emily Dobson drops REAL cybersecurity career advice
Forget the hype. This episode covers:
✅ Why networking beats technical skills
✅ The certification vs. experience debate
✅ How to leverage public speaking
✅ GRC as an entry point (seriously underrated)
Watch/Listen: https://youtu.be/29TAlk0RnCg
What's your biggest challenge breaking into cyber?

2 months ago | [YT] | 4

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If you are into hardware hacking and IoT, check out my latest episode featuring ‪@mattbrwn‬!

5 months ago | [YT] | 3

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Episode 2 of Simply Offensive dropped today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc8Fb...

5 months ago | [YT] | 0

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My new podcast, Simply Cyber drops on July 1, 2025, on ‪@SimplyCyber‬!

5 months ago | [YT] | 2

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I started a newsletter, and the first edition goes out tomorrow at 10 AM. pwn.beehiiv.com/subscribe

5 months ago | [YT] | 2

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I had the honor of being a guest on ‪@SecurityWeekly‬'s Enterprise Security Weekly, discussing pentesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWlUL...

8 months ago | [YT] | 12

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I was recently on a ‪@winslowtg‬ webinar for ‪@horizon3ai‬.

1 year ago | [YT] | 3

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I am considering starting a community for my podcast. Would anyone be interested?

1 year ago | [YT] | 2