Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Tyler Ramsbey shares his career journey from pastor to pentester, and how he is helping to train the next generation of Cybersecurity!
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Listen to Tyler's OSCP rap song: https://is.gd/oscprap
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Can you share your journey and what motivated such a significant career change from pastor to pentester?
9:42 What are some tips you can give to improve communication skills?
15:51 Is the OSCP still "necessary" for a career in pentesting?
20:20 What is your method for approaching CVE hunting as a complete beginner?
25:47 How important is contributing to open source for Cybersecurity newbies?
32:35 How does the Hack Smarter community work, success stories, and future plans?
37:20 What are your views on "cybersecurity bootcamps" that sometimes charge several thousand dollars?
45:41 Do you think your off-the-cuff content is what a lot of your viewers respond to?
50:22 How much do you recommend platforms like TryHackMe to newcomers in the industry?
53:39 Were you ever tempted to use the hacker name "ThePentestingPastor"?
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"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Tyler Ramsbey shares his career journey from pastor to pentester, and how he is helping to train the next generation of Cybersecurity!
Join the Hack Smarter community: hacksmarter.org
Listen to Tyler's OSCP rap song: https://is.gd/oscprap
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Can you share your journey and what motivated such a significant career change from pastor to pentester?
9:42 What are some tips you can give to improve communication skills?
15:51 Is the OSCP still "necessary" for a career in pentesting?
20:20 What is your method for approaching CVE hunting as a complete beginner?
25:47 How important is contributing to open source for Cybersecurity newbies?
32:35 How does the Hack Smarter community work, success stories, and future plans?
37:20 What are your views on "cybersecurity bootcamps" that sometimes charge several thousand dollars?
45:41 Do you think your off-the-cuff content is what a lot of your viewers respond to?
50:22 How much do you recommend platforms like TryHackMe to newcomers in the industry?
53:39 Were you ever tempted to use the hacker name "ThePentestingPastor"?
X: https://x.com/0xTib3rius
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tib3rius.bsky.social
Twitch: twitch.tv/0xTib3rius
InfoSec Exchange: https://infosec.exchange/@tib3rius
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tib3rius
Courses: courses.tib3rius.com
Udemy: udemy.com/user/tib3rius
Discord: discord.com/invite/4qrvKMh
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Threads: threads.net/@0xtib3rius
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