Zaid Sabih from zSecurity: Looking at Hacking From Another Angle

Zaid Sabih is an ethical hacker, a computer scientist, and the founder and CEO of zSecurity. He has valuable & tremendous experience in the field of ethical hacking. In 2013, he started teaching his first network hacking course, which led him to publish a number of online ethical hacking courses, each focusing on a specific topic, all of which are dominating ethical hacking. Now, Zaid has more than 800,000 students worldwide. In this episode, Zaid sits down with Maltego host Bradley Taylor, recalling what led him into cybersecurity and infosec, later establishing his own company, zSecurity. He also talks about his opinoin on the term "hacking" and CTF platforms, providing 3 tips for becoming a successful bug bounty hunter in the end. 0:00 Welcome! 0:40 How's everything in Dublin? 2:25 Tell us a bit about yourself! 4:06 What got you into cybersecurity and infosec? 9:28 How old were you when establishing zSecurity? 11:14 What is it like to be a full-scale pentest teacher? 13:15 Do you do motivation topics with your students? 14:59 Any hobbies besides hacking? 16:06 Tell us about your investigations with Maltego! 18:51 Tell us about zSecurity's bug bounty platform! 22:16 What are the specific scoping requirements? 23:55 What are your thoughts on the CTF platforms? 32:02 What are your thoughts on the term 'hacking'? 37:29 What is your opinion on live hacking interviews? 39:18 Share with us 3 tips to become a successful bug bounty hunter! ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more. The podcast streams free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe to our Twitter and LinkedIn to stay on top of our latest updates, tutorials, webinars, and deep dives. For more information about Maltego, visit our website.