The Hacker Factory

A Conversation With ICS Adversary Hunter, Kyle O'Meara | The Hacker Factory Podcast With Phillip Wylie

Episode Summary

Kyle shares his background in IT and how he got started in the field, including playing games and chatting on AOL as a kid.

Episode Notes

Guest: Kyle O'Meara, Principal Adversary Hunter II at Dragos, Inc. [@DragosInc]

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-o-meara/

On Twitter | https://twitter.com/SimulationKYLE

Host: Phillip Wylie

On ITSPmagazine  👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/phillip-wylie

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Episode Introduction

Kyle shares his background in IT and how he got started in the field, including playing games and chatting on AOL as a kid. Phillip welcomes Kyle O'Mara as a guest on the show. They discuss Kyle's background and how he got into computer science and information technology. He recounts his journey from playing computer games as a child to being interested in computer science after seeing a supercomputer built from Xboxes by a fellow college student to switching his major from criminal justice to computer science and working at an ISP in college. After graduation, he struggled to find a job and considered joining the military, but eventually landed a role at a help desk. He eventually found his passion in threat hunting and ICS.

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