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.