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Nov. 21, 2022

My First Afrotech Experience

In this video I will recap my 1st Afrotech Experience. This past week Afrotech held its 1st in person conference since the pandemic! It is the biggest black professional conference in the country. This year the conference was...

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Oct. 31, 2022

Do Entry-Level Cybersecurity jobs actually exist?

In episode 62 of The Techtual Talk, I discuss the surge in popularity in cybersecurity over the last 2 years, why I think there aren't as many entry-level cybersecurity jobs as the data suggest, and how to distinguish between...

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Oct. 21, 2022

How to be a Successful Product Manager in Tech

Welcome to episode 61! of The TechTual Talk Podcast Today Courtney walker is joining the show, currently a product manager at home depot. We talk about the differences between program, project,and product manager, how essenti...

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Oct. 12, 2022

Why DevSecOps is Critical!

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk! In this episode we discuss Anime, Bad tiktok cybersecurity advice, Damien's interest in tech, why Damien chose to get into cybersecurity vs being a video game developer, devops vs devsecops...

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Oct. 7, 2022

Former Uber CSO Convicted of Breach Cover-up! & Facebook is exercisin…

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk podcast! Today we will be discussing former UBER CSO Joe Sullivan was convicted of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in connection with the c...

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Sept. 27, 2022

What is PCI? & Does Roe v. Wade mean a loss of Data Privacy?

In this special episode of The Techtual Talk In this Patreon exclusive episode we are joined by Eric Thomas aka BlueTeam Thomas and my guy Antoine Matthews. We discuss PCI & HITRUST, making detections for OT Security, Gettin...

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Sept. 23, 2022

Uber got hacked by an 18 year old

Welcome Back to The TechTual Talk Podcast! In this episode I will be discussing bad tiktok cybersecurity advice, uber being hacked, why security awareness is important, and some interview tips I've picked up along the way G...

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Sept. 20, 2022

Attackers are looking for Credentials to Exploit

In episode 56 of The TechTual Talk Podcast, we are joined by JK Swopes! He is an IAM engineer. In this episode, we discuss his journey in tech, his time leaving tech, what made him pursue IAM and why IAM is so important. If y...

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Sept. 14, 2022

Can you Quiet Quit in Cybersecurity & Whats going on with Patreon ?

Whats going on everybody!! This is episode 55 of The Techtual Talk. This is a different episode from the typical ones I do. I start off this episode reacting to a Quiet Quitting video from CNBC, then we dive into Patreon, fi...

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Sept. 7, 2022

I was Laid off from my first SOC job!

Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk! This is episode 54 and I discuss my first SOC analyst role, me being laid off from that role, doing grad school during a layoff, how long it took to land a new role, and ...

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Aug. 31, 2022

College can PREPARE you for the real WORLD IF

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk podcast, its episode 53 of my solo series where I talk about my college experience. I discuss at a high level what I took out from my undergraduate experience as it pertains to my CIS degree...

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Aug. 24, 2022

From $50k to $75k | The NOC and SOC Connection

In episode 52 of The TechTual Talk podcast, I pick up where I left off in last week's episode. In this episode, I cover my NOC experience, enrolling in Grad School, how I got my SOC role, and how 75k changed my life. Join the...

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Aug. 17, 2022

Why I Left the IT Helpdesk and Why I left Shreveport, LA

What's up everyone, this is episode 51 of The TechTual Talk Podcast. I felt like i needed to give you all some more solo content, so you can really understand who I am to build that deeper connection with all of you. In this...

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Aug. 11, 2022

Run the wrong Nmap Scan and You going to Jail

This is episode 50 of The TechTual Talk podcast. Joining us today is Miss Ciera aka the Pentest Princesss. We talk about her initially wanting to be a nurse during the pandemic, her pivoting in cybersecurity, her helpdesk exp...

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Aug. 3, 2022

Why Mentorship can help you get into Cybersecurity

In this episode of The TechTual Talk, Mckenna stops by the show to rock out with us! We discuss alot of things like playing Xbox, her being sys admin, building up a SOC, mentorship, and much moreeeee. Mckenna is a Corporate ...

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July 20, 2022

I was on Myspace in 6th Grade

In this episode of The Techtual Talk We are joined by Rose and The Soc Coach This conversation hits on some important topics and also some funny ones as well. Tune in if you want to hear from 3 cybersecurity professionals Jo...

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July 13, 2022

You need Empathy to thrive in IT Helpdesk w/ KevTech IT Support

In this episode of The TechTual Talk, we are joined by the one and only KevTech Do you know some of the most technical people you know got their tech career start in helpdesk Many people knock on helpdesk because they believe...

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July 4, 2022

The Helpdesk helped me out

Here is a solo surprise episode of The Techtual Talk featuring only myself. In this episode I talk about the beginning of my IT journey and how what you see now is not how I began Join the patreon: https://patreon.com/techtu...

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June 29, 2022

They said hiring me at $300 per hour was a steal!

Check out episode 46 of The TechTual Talk with Tameika Reed of Women in Linux, she's been in tech for 22 years and has a lot of knowledge on many things. We talk about Linux, her background, money, and here wanting to buy a d...

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June 22, 2022

Hacking a MacBook Pro at the Hackathon w/ Xavier Johnson

Welcome Back ! TechTual Crew In this episode of The TechTual Talk, we have a treat for you all! None other than Mr Xavier Johnson joins us, he talks about hacking a MacBook pro, top 5 Detroit rappers, his software company,his...

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June 15, 2022

How to be a successful Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

What's going on everyone!! In this episode of The Techtual Talk, Shamika aka the bougieblerd joins the show to talk about the NBA finals, her tech background, finances, and what it's like doing cyber threat intelligence. Sham...

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June 14, 2022

What is Ux/UI Design?

Join me and lovely Justice Devon Tech for the first episode of The TechTual Talk. We discuss what does an UI/UX Designer do, Tech World, Life, Being black in tech, and much more! you can check out all of Justice Devon's Media...

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June 14, 2022

Getting into Cybersecurity with Day CyberWox

In this live episode of The TechTual Talk Henri talks to guest co-host Dayspring ( https://msha.ke/daycyberwox/ ) about getting his start in CyberSecurity. getting CyberSecurity Certifications, starting his YouTube channel, ...

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June 14, 2022

What is a Data Protection Strategist?

In, this episode of The TechTual Talk our special guest is Shari Mitchell. Shari is a data protection strategist at a Fortune 500 company and by night, she's a dynamic entrepreneur & yogi! Shari was born and raised as an only...

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