Q&A with John Hammond | SO-CON 26
Source: YouTube · SpecterOps · published Jun 4, 2026 · 46:05
0:09 SpecterOps hosts John for a Q&A session, inviting the audience to ask questions about his career and security insights.
Key Takeaways:
• The session begins with an introduction and a request for viewers to raise their hands if they are familiar with John's streaming content or "John Awesome" 0:00.
• John expresses gratitude for the opportunity to appear on SpecterOps, acknowledging that his day job differs from their specific focus but appreciating the support 0:26.
• The first question asks how John got started in the security field, prompting him to share his origin story 0:14.
• John acknowledges the long nature of his answer but promises to provide a condensed "speedrun" version of his background 0:21.
This interview provides a personal look into the professional journey of a security expert, bridging the gap between their respective communities.
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Hands up if you'd watch one of John's streaming things or seen John awesome. Awesome. So we got to ask John all the questions. We'll start but we're we're intending on having you guys ask the questions too. Uh Let's start out with like a kind of a random softball question. How'd you get started in security? >> Oh. Uh Long story. I'll try to speedrun and crash course. But hi everybody. Goodness gracious. Thank you for letting me uh appear here with you all. I feel a little bit like an anomaly. I I know my day job is not always the same stuff that you're up to over here at SpecterOps but I'm just very very grateful and appreciate your support letting me be here with you all. But to the actual question, sorry. Um I had got started in I guess a little bit of security or at least what I saw as …