Career Guidance Episodes

In Episode 219, HD and Cybershortieee dive into the massive 284M patient record McKesson healthcare breach, a dark web leak exposing 153M driver's licenses from IDScan, and X Money’s launch getting hit with mass password reset attacks. They unpack a heated Gen Z vs. Boomers debate on student debt cancellation, NYC’s one-year AI ban in K-8 public schools, and a court software breach that leaked sealed judicial documents across 11 states. Plus, they get real on tech workplace culture, AI-generated...

join patreon for $2 a month: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Description In Episode 218, HD and Cybershortieee dive into Meta’s landmark $18B settlement over kids' data, critical ServiceNow AI vulnerabilities, and major tech giants sounding the alarm on rogue AI. They also unpack the wild story of a fake 49ers player scamming $1.3M, dangerous fake GTA 6 malware traps, and the real talk behind tech career bur...

Support the show and join patreon for $2 a month: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In episode 217, CyberShortieee and HD discuss backlash to the claim that Security+ can be more useful than CISSP early in a career, arguing that stacking certs and even a WGU master’s without clear, relevant work history or internships can hurt, and resumes should align tightly to targeted roles. They cover an alleged LockBit b...

Support the show and join patreon for $2 a month: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why are phone scammers extorting $10M from top financial execs—and how did a voice phishing call bypass Levi’s security perimeters? In this episode of The TechTual Talk, HD exposes how cybercriminals are bypassing multi-million dollar defenses with basic social engineering and caller ID spoofing. Plus, we break down Meta's mass...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In episode 214 of The Techtual Talk, hosts HD and CyberShortieee discuss campus culture and professionalism while reacting to Tuskegee University’s new dress code restricting items like bonnets, durags, house slippers, and revealing clothing in classrooms and cafeterias. They highlight the UK’s “Cyber Choices” program that redirects teen hackers into training and careers, then cover AI and cloud security issues i...

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Start your linux career and change your life here: https://yellowtail.tech/henri-davis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode, host HD sits down with Jubee Vilceus, CEO of Yellowtail Tech and Red Hat Certified Professional, to break down how complete beginners are leveraging Linux and AWS to break into IT. Jubee shares his personal journey from struggling to find a job post-graduation to launching a program that rejects high-pressure...

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Check us out on Patreon: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In today's latest episode of The TechTual Talk, Host HD & Cybershortieee interview Equasha, a cloud security engineer and founder of Tech E Consulting. In this unfiltered conversation, the Air Force veteran exposes the reality of breaking into cloud tech, calling out the massive lie that a basic certification guarantees an immediate six-figure salary. ...

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Get into cybersecurity here : https://app.techtualconsulting.tech/bundles/57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode of The TechTual Talk HD and CyberShortieee dive deep into money, tech, and career growth. They cover negotiation tips, bonus management, salary debates, major data breaches, AI use in business, and workplace culture. The conversation weaves personal finance lessons with cybersecurity updates and industry news, all wit...

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Go to our sponsor https://aura.com/techtualchatter to get a 14- day FREE trial and see if your personal information has been leaked online ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode of The TechTual Talk, Dr. Jeree Spicer returns to share her journey from cybersecurity risk roles to earning her doctorate, launching a podcast, writing children's books, and exploring the intersection of cyber psychology & user behavior, and education on soci...

Learn how you can work with me one on one to secure a $90K+ cybersecurity role: https://techtualconsulting.tech/video-training ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode of The TechTual Talk, HD interviews Tavis Mitchell, a former coaching client who tripled his salary by leveraging help desk roles as a foundation to move into high-paying IT positions. They discuss Tavis’s journey from teaching to IT, the importance of networking, certifi...

Go to our sponsor https://aura.com/techtualchatter to get a 14- day FREE trial and see if your personal information has been leaked online ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk! In today’s episode, hosts HD and CyberShortiee dive deep into some hot-button issues, including the recent Tea App data leak, the ins and outs of job scams, privacy concerns with ChatGPT, and Millenial Managers are takin...

Learn how to get into the cloud here https://skool.com/cloudtechexec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode of The TechTual Talk, host HD interviews Mr. CJ (CloudTech Exec), who shares his journey from the Virgin Islands to a career in cloud engineering and DevOps. They discuss breaking into tech, cloud certifications, DevOps roles, job interview strategies, and navigating the tech job market, including multi-cloud skills and industr...

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Learn how you can work with me one on one to secure a $90K+ cybersecurity role: https://techtualconsulting.tech/video-training ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this episode of The TechTual Talk, hosts HD interviews Shalaya Morissette, a leader in the energy sector. Shalaya shares her journey from education to energy, discusses the importance of diversity and equity in the field, highlights lucrative and accessible opportunities, and emphas...