
Maxie Reynolds has held many jobs: underwater roboticist, Hollywood stunt performer, quantum computing engineer. But her *favorite* line of work — the one that REALLY gets her blood pumping — is penetration testing, especially the IRL kind. Maxie shares how a new wardrobe, a bad Swedish accent, and a TON of adrenaline are the best tools for hacking companies, governments, and the security teams that are supposed to protect them. Visit https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/166/ for a list of sources, full transcripts, and to listen to all episodes. Support the show and get bonus episodes: https://plus.darknetdiaries.com/ Or get a sweet t-shirt with official Darknet Diaries artwork: https://shop.darknetdiaries.com/

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