The Hacker's Cache

Mike Finkel is an experienced offensive security professional with over 15 years in IT and the last five dedicated to penetration testing. He began his career routing tickets and quickly moved through roles in help desk, system administration, and network engineering for healthcare organizations before transitioning into ethical hacking. Despite starting with no formal security background, Mike self-taught his way through foundational concepts and passed the OSCP after six months of rigorous self-study. Since then, he’s built a diverse pentesting portfolio covering internal and external networks, web applications, container breakouts, and source code reviews. He holds a bachelor's in Information Systems and certifications including OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, CRTP, and CPTS. Mike is passionate about lifelong learning, pushing out of his comfort zone, and leveraging tools like AI to enhance testing capabilities and workflows.