OM DENNE EPISODE
Forget the Hollywood myths of green matrix code and black hoodies. The reality of how your company gets hacked is a clinical, psychological, and highly industrialised operation.
In this episode, Jay Adamson and Warren Atkinson are joined by Ethical Hacker Glenn Wilkinson lifts the veil on the murky world of offensive security. From the origin of the hacker mindset in the 1970s "phone freaking" era to the modern £300 billion cyber security industry, Glenn exposes the exact toolkits and manipulation tactics threat actors use to bring down enterprises.
In this episode, we explore:
The Black Hoodie Myth: Exposing corporate world misconceptions about hackers.
What is the Hacker Mindset? From 1970s "phone freaks" to modern curious tinkerers.
Why We Founded AgAr Labs: Flipping the model from anarchist to defense engineer.
The Actual 2026 Hacker Toolkit: Real methodologies vs cute tools like Flipper Zero.
How to Learn Ethical Hacking Safely: Virtual home labs and Subverted.io training.
How the Network Perimeter Shifted: From 1990s dial-up to cloud identity as the perimeter.
Breaking Into Cybersecurity in 2026: Raw passion vs degrees and certifications.
Why Traditional CVs Are Dying: How to use open-source intelligence to land a cyber job.
Live Ransomware Detonation Demo: A step-by-step screen share of a live recider.exe attack.
The Agger Labs Agent Solution: Defending endpoints, EDRs, and AV from being disabled.
Leaked LockBit Chat Logs Exposed: How hacker lawyers review financials to price a $2M ransom.
The Basic Cyber Hygiene Gaps: Why password reuse and bad backups are a 10-minute hack.
How Hackers Bypass MFA: Weaponizing human psychology, push fatigue, and token theft.
AI in Social Engineering: The truth about deepfakes, voice cloning, and vendor scare tactics.
Whaling Attacks: How hackers profile the C-suite and compromise Executive Assistants (EAs).
The Redundancy Email Exploit: Using accidental carbon-copy (CC) psychology to trick staff.
Inside Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS): $100 malware leases and $5,000 initial access brokers.
The Scattered Spider Threat: How Western, English-speaking gangs trick foreign help desks.
3 Things Every CISO Must Do: Implementing canary tokens and deception technology.
The Uncomfortable Truth About Security Tool Sprawl: Managing the burden of 170+ tools.
Room 404: Why the "Human Firewall" myth and shifting blame to end-users needs to stop.
🔹 Glenn Wilkinson is an ethical hacker, keynote speaker, and founder of Agger Labs. He is known for making cyber threats tangible through storytelling, real-world examples, and a hacker’s-eye view of how attacks unfold. Glenn has spoken internationally and appeared across major media discussing hacking, ransomware, fraud, and cybersecurity.
Learn More About Agger Labs Here: https://agger-labs.com
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In this episode, Jay Adamson and Warren Atkinson are joined by Ethical Hacker Glenn Wilkinson lifts the veil on the murky world of offensive security. From the origin of the hacker mindset in the 1970s "phone freaking" era to the modern £300 billion cyber security industry, Glenn exposes the exact toolkits and manipulation tactics threat actors use to bring down enterprises.
In this episode, we explore:
The Black Hoodie Myth: Exposing corporate world misconceptions about hackers.
What is the Hacker Mindset? From 1970s "phone freaks" to modern curious tinkerers.
Why We Founded AgAr Labs: Flipping the model from anarchist to defense engineer.
The Actual 2026 Hacker Toolkit: Real methodologies vs cute tools like Flipper Zero.
How to Learn Ethical Hacking Safely: Virtual home labs and Subverted.io training.
How the Network Perimeter Shifted: From 1990s dial-up to cloud identity as the perimeter.
Breaking Into Cybersecurity in 2026: Raw passion vs degrees and certifications.
Why Traditional CVs Are Dying: How to use open-source intelligence to land a cyber job.
Live Ransomware Detonation Demo: A step-by-step screen share of a live recider.exe attack.
The Agger Labs Agent Solution: Defending endpoints, EDRs, and AV from being disabled.
Leaked LockBit Chat Logs Exposed: How hacker lawyers review financials to price a $2M ransom.
The Basic Cyber Hygiene Gaps: Why password reuse and bad backups are a 10-minute hack.
How Hackers Bypass MFA: Weaponizing human psychology, push fatigue, and token theft.
AI in Social Engineering: The truth about deepfakes, voice cloning, and vendor scare tactics.
Whaling Attacks: How hackers profile the C-suite and compromise Executive Assistants (EAs).
The Redundancy Email Exploit: Using accidental carbon-copy (CC) psychology to trick staff.
Inside Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS): $100 malware leases and $5,000 initial access brokers.
The Scattered Spider Threat: How Western, English-speaking gangs trick foreign help desks.
3 Things Every CISO Must Do: Implementing canary tokens and deception technology.
The Uncomfortable Truth About Security Tool Sprawl: Managing the burden of 170+ tools.
Room 404: Why the "Human Firewall" myth and shifting blame to end-users needs to stop.
🔹 Glenn Wilkinson is an ethical hacker, keynote speaker, and founder of Agger Labs. He is known for making cyber threats tangible through storytelling, real-world examples, and a hacker’s-eye view of how attacks unfold. Glenn has spoken internationally and appeared across major media discussing hacking, ransomware, fraud, and cybersecurity.
Learn More About Agger Labs Here: https://agger-labs.com
👇 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
🎁 🎁 Join the Ecosystem, use code ‘AGGERLABS’ and bypass the waiting list:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiJ3kC2UDadnnLfP91u2K18XEiwV9n7J-l_-Dt8icUzP00bA/viewform?pli=1
🔔 We appreciate your support - Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE + SHARE to Empower others.
#cybersecurity #infosec #ai #hacking #ransomware
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