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Recordings, talks, and interviews.
Watch offensive security walkthroughs, tool breakdowns, conference talks, and podcast conversations rooted in real-world assessment experience.
Featured Series
The Illustrated Pentester
True short stories from real penetration testing work.
An anthology of field stories, lessons learned, and security-industry observations across five volumes. This is Ridgeback at its most personal: practical, story-driven, and grounded in the messy reality of assessment work.
Webcasts
Pentester TTPs
Tactics, techniques, and procedures used by penetration testers in real engagements.
Basics of Burp(ing)
Introduction to Burp Suite workflow and practical web application testing usage.
Cyber Security Basics
Accessible cybersecurity fundamentals for people getting started.
Cerno
Organize, review, and validate pentest findings using Ridgeback's open-source TUI.
More Series
Additional longer-running webcast collections and playlists.
Conference Talks
Cerno: One Tool To Triage, Orchestrate, And Track
BSides Leeds talk on using Cerno to triage findings, orchestrate verification, and track assessment work.
Run Towards The Fire
A personal talk about career, crisis, and stroke awareness from PancakesCon2.
Pentest Pains
Real-world pentesting pain points, scoping failures, communication gaps, and practical lessons.
Podcast Interviews
Paladin Security Interview
Chris's journey into offensive security and advice for aspiring pentesters.
Exploring Information Security
Discussion of offensive tools pentesters use in the field and why.
The Phillip Wylie Show
Practical advice for breaking into cybersecurity.
Ethical Hacking, Guests and Wholesomeness
Conversation about offensive tooling, pentesting, and teaching.
