FINDING THE FLAWS IN THE TOOLS ORGANIZATIONS TRUST.

Cody Kretsinger is Director of Security Research at Galactic. He investigates security flaws, coordinates disclosure with vendors, and publishes the findings. His talks draw on that research and on experience building security operations.

Cody Kretsinger
CODY KRETSINGER // DIRECTOR OF SECURITY RESEARCH
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SPOKEN AT IT Nation BSides Peoria GrrCon XChange Kaseya IN THE NEWS CNN Wired BBC NBC CBC

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ADVISORY // CVE-2025-32353, CVE-2025-32874

Credentials in MSP Assessment Software.

Two high-severity flaws in Kaseya RapidFire Tools Network Detective left scan credentials in cleartext or reversibly encrypted. Disclosed to Kaseya and fixed before publication.

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RESEARCH // GRRCON 2022

Industrial Lighting Controllers.

Unauthenticated access to the controllers that run the lighting at stadiums and landmarks. Joint research with Nick Schroeder.

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5,000+ORGANIZATIONS REACHED
200+TALKS DELIVERED
1,000+INCIDENTS SUPPORTED
13YEARS IN SECURITY
6+MEDIA OUTLETS

SPEAKING TOPICS

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KEYNOTE // 60 MIN

Symmetric Chaos. Asymmetric Talent.

How threat actor recruitment evolved from BBS crews to the coercion-fueled Com ecosystem.

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STRATEGY // 60 MIN

The Panic Gap.

Why Incident Response fails under pressure, and how to build protocols that survive contact.

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KEYNOTE // 60 MIN

Inside the Adversary Mindset.

In 2011, Cody took part in the Sony Pictures breach as a member of LulzSec. This talk takes that experience apart for defenders.

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