The PWN: Issue 016

The Phillip Wylie Newsletter

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Phillip Wylie
February 25, 2026

Greetings PWNers! I hope you are doing well and your 2026 is off to a great start. The Phillip Wylie Show has published eight episodes so far this year. Simply Offensive season 3 started with four episodes published. Thank you to all of my listeners. Your support is much appreciated.

CYBR.HAK.CON

I have partnered with CYBR.SEC.Community, the organization that brought you CYBR.SEC.CON (formerly HOU.SEC.CON), OT.SEC.CON, and CYBR.SEC.Media to bring you CYBR.HAK.CON. CYBR.HAK.CON will take place at Plano Event Center in Plano, TX, on May 27, 2026.

Our speakers include keynotes Jason Haddix and Dustin "Wirefall” Dykes, and featured speakers Justin “Hutch” Hutchens and Tim Medin.

Get Your Tickets | CYBR.HAK.CON.

www.cybrhakcon.com

Cool Tools

Dave Kennedy, aka Hacking Dave from TrustedSec, has created a new AI tool called Nightwire.

Nightwire is a Signal messaging bot that integrates Claude AI for intelligent conversations, code assistance, and autonomous development tasks with independent verification, parallel execution, and production-grade reliability.

GitHub - HackingDave/nightwire: A secure way to code via Signal. Integrates long-term memory, ralph-style looping for complex specifics, and more all from your phone.

A secure way to code via Signal. Integrates long-term memory, ralph-style looping for complex specifics, and more all from your phone. - GitHub - HackingDave/nightwire: A secure way to code via Si...

github.com/hackingdave/nightwire

The next tool is Brutus, an Open-source credential testing tool for offensive security created by Adam Crosser, Staff Security Engineer at Praetorian.

Brutus: Open-source credential testing tool for offensive security - Help Net Security

Brutus is an open-source, multi-protocol credential testing tool written in pure Go. Designed to replace legacy tools that have long frustrated

www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/13/brutus-open-source-credential-testing-tool-offensive-security

If you know of any cool tools, share them so we can share them in upcoming newsletters.

2026 Conference & Event Schedule

I love seeing and meeting people in my network and my podcast listeners. I hope to see you at a conference or other event in 2026.

I am speaking at the upcoming events:

March 4 - 6, 2026 - Zero Trust World 26 https://ztw.com/ - Orlando, FL

April 1 -2 - CypherCon https://cyphercon.com/ - Milwaukee, WI

April 9 - 10 - Kernelcon https://kernelcon.org/ - Omaha, NE

April 25 - DEFCON Group 325 - https://dc325.org/ - Abilene, TX

May 8 - 9 - Hack Space Con https://www.hackspacecon.com/ - Kennedy Space Center, FL

July 10 - Boardwalk Bytes - https://boardwalkbytes.org/ - Atlantic City, NJ

Phillip Wylie Show

You can find The Phillip Wylie Show on your favorite platform, which can be found here: https://phillipwylieshow.com/subscribe

Simply Offensive by Suzu Labs

If you missed the social media posts or the last newsletter, Suzu Labs is the new home of Simply Offensive. Simply Offensive is available on YouTube, Spotify, and wherever you get podcasts.

Simply Offensive by Suzu Labs

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SuzuLabs/podcasts

Simply Offensive

Podcast · Suzu Labs · Phillip Wylie interviews cybersecurity industry experts on offensive security and techniques around penetration testing and red teaming.

open.spotify.com/show/40Qoyxd5C0M1BEi4XYq4DY?si=h8ANP-7iQMWimXyTkPmfZw

Thanks for being a subscriber! I love to hear from listeners and subscribers, so feel free to reachout.

Cheers!

Phillip Wylie