What does it mean to think like a hacker?

In this episode, we're joined by Ted Harrington — ethical hacker, speaker, and executive partner at Independent Security Evaluators, where he leads a team that breaks things on purpose to make them stronger. We talk about the hacker mindset: how curiosity, exploration, and questioning assumptions can lead to stronger systems — and more creative thinking.

Ted is the author of Hackable: How to Do Application Security Right and his new book Inner Hacker is all about applying that same mindset beyond just code.

You can join the waitlist and get a launch-day discount here: https://www.tedharrington.com/inner-hacker.

Connect with Ted Harrington:

Twitter: https://x.com/SecurityTed

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/securityted/

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About The FAIK Files:

The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.

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