This week Michael and Sam are talking to Bytewhisper CEO and previous HOU.SEC.CON. speaker, John Dickson! They discuss his journey from the Air Force into cybersecurity, his long-standing passion for application security, and why AI security testing isn’t fundamentally separate from traditional penetration testing. 

Things Mentioned:

• John’s 2024 talk: https://youtu.be/_dYQ2aFOxGA?si=s8fK04WhUJDCutV6
• John’s 2025 talk: https://youtu.be/WF9nle1BppE?si=bUbRtpXeQbU6mxWW

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In this episode:

• Host: Michael Farnum
• Host: Sam Van Ryder
• Guest: John Dickson
• Production and editing: Lauren Andrus
• Music by: August Honey