In this episode our student Fedor Vinogradov interviews Brendan Craven, a cybersecurity professional working at Cyber3Labs. Brendan shares his personal journey into cybersecurity, sparked by a past hacking incident on his gaming account, and discusses the challenges faced by those starting in the field, particularly imposter syndrome. He also talks about interesting skills he has acquired, including dark web monitoring, and offers insights on essential security tools and practices like using Tails for anonymity. The conversation concludes with thoughts on the increasing use of AI in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity and the ongoing nature of this "cat and mouse game".