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Preston Fore

This CEO pirated video games as a teen and became a hacker for the Air Force. Now he’s built a $3 billion cyber firm

Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan (Credit: Courtesy of Huntress)

In today’s uncertain job market, Gen Z keeps hearing the same advice: Don’t map out your whole career now, just follow your instincts and trust that salary and stability will follow.

Kyle Hanslovan is proof that can actually work—just not in the way one might expect. Now the CEO of Huntress, a cybersecurity firm valued at $3 billion, his path to the top didn’t start with an Ivy League degree or Silicon Valley internship. Instead, it all began in AOL chat rooms and online hacker forums.

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