Phillip Wylie

Phillip Wylie

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Followers
51.8K
Posts
49.3K
Following
20.2K
Account age
15 yrs

Known for

📊 Post performance

24.7K
Avg views / post
47.7%
Reach vs followers
May 2011
On X since

🔥 Top post: I just got laid off. · 217.6K views

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.08 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 0 video · 6 image · 12 text.
Follower / following
2.6×
Follows 20.2K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Verification
✓ X Premium
A paid X Premium (Blue) verified account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post I just got laid off. 217.6K❤ 455🔁 278
Thanks to all who have supported me in my job search. The search ended today and I accepted an offer with a company that I have been in talks with since the week I was laid off. I will be sharing the details soon. 18.8K❤ 490🔁 106 I accepted an offer as director of security at @AliasInfosec! I am excited to join the team at Alias. 21.2K❤ 477🔁 90 🦄I am excited to announce that I am joining @scythe_io as the director of services and training! 🦄 ❤️💙💜 31K❤ 561🔁 122 So now, if you get banned, are you X-communicated? 24.7K❤ 355🔁 100 This is the last picture of my mom and me. We lost her to cancer 8 years ago today. She was preceded by my dad and brother. ❤ 405🔁 61 18 years ago this week I transitioned from my sysadmin career into infosec. It was a great move for me and a path I am glad that I took. ❤ 448🔁 31 Our Cali passed away around 3:00 AM this morning. She turned 20 years old in March. This was from Tuesday and our last picture together. She will be sorely missed. ❤ 641🔁 148 I canceled my plans to attend DEFCON in person. The main reason being my daughter has to have her gallbladder removed on Wednesday and this was scheduled at the end of last week. I don’t want to be out of town in case she has post op compl… ❤ 409🔁 89 Last Thursday I accepted an offer for a senior cloud pentester position. ❤ 919🔁 142 Photo ❤ 1K🔁 207 I started posting my Ethical Hacking & System Defense lectures on YouTube from the course I teach at Dallas College. Two lectures are posted so far with more to come. ❤ 387🔁 121

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined X in 2011 — 15 years ago.
👁️Averages 24.7K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬1.31% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

40/100 Low
  • Est. 64% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.5× of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (15+ years old).
  • 1.31% engagement — below the ~18% typical for this size.
Est. authentic audience
64%
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Chief Security Evangelist & Sr. Consultant & @suzulabs | Offensive Security Expert | Phillip Wylie Show Podcast Host @thehackermaker | @pentesterblue coauthor

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