Thanks for the link! I will definitely have to listen to this later. Black Hat Python and Grey Hat Python are great cookbooks and references for learning offensive Python skills, and I've used both books quite a bit to help others learn Python for security.
I would have preferred to have "(audio)" or similar in the HN title.
I was expecting a written article, but it's actually audio - 1 hour, 4 minutes of audio. :-)
Added.
Thanks guys. Didn't omit it intentionally and makes sense to add it. Was just trying to be concise with the title.
Isn't "offensive cyber security" just cop-talk for breaking into other people's computers?
Offensive security is not just breaking into computers. In the information security industry, it means demonstrating flaws in security in a way that will help your client/employer/whoever defend against these techniques better in the future.
I'd argue it's poorly thought out application of language and terminology, since thinking like the attacker and studying their methods has always been in the core of everything infosec. And the title already seprately includes penetration testing. It just sounds like "the best defense is a good offense". But I guess good terminology is too much to ask from the cyber-buzzword enthusiasts.
"Offensive" security predates "cyber" by a lot (see, for instance, USENIX WOOT), and I don't know a lot of vuln researchers who object to it. Unlike "cyber".
Offensive Cyber Security is an essential part of Defensive Cyber Security.
You can't know security without cracking a few systems.