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Made headlines worldwide as a hacker—now helps organizations stay out of them.
Cody Kretsinger is a former black hat hacker turned cybersecurity strategist. For over a decade, he's led Red, Blue, and Purple teams—attacking, defending, and building real-world strategies that actually work. His no-fluff talks, featured at events like GrrCon and BSides, blend war stories, sharp insight, and the kind of humor that makes infosec pros both laugh and wince.
Cody Kretsinger: Made headlines worldwide as a hacker—now helps organizations stay out of them.
Cody once hacked Sony before he was old enough to rent a car. These days, he breaks into things legally (usually), leading Red, Blue, and Purple teams to find the cracks before the bad guys do.
He's spoken at top security conferences like GrrCon and BSides, known for war story-packed talks that blend uncomfortable truths with just enough humor to make your security nerds flinch.
Today, he works with MSPs, MSSPs, and security teams who are done playing defense and ready to fight smarter. Cody's approach is raw, tactical, and battle-tested—the kind of insight you only get from someone who broke the rules to learn them.
Cody Kretsinger: Hacker. Strategist. Reluctant Adult.
Cody Kretsinger used to be the problem. Now he helps solve them.
A former black hat hacker turned cybersecurity strategist, Cody has spent the past decade leading Red, Blue, and Purple teams—attacking, defending, and occasionally arguing with himself somewhere in between. He's navigated high-stakes breaches, built security programs from scratch, and explained (more than once) why clicking "Enable Macros" should probably be a felony.
Cody's stage presence is sharp, candid, and refreshingly real. He's delivered no-fluff, war story-packed talks at top security conferences like GrrCon and BSides—blending uncomfortable truths with the kind of humor that makes infosec folks both laugh and wince. He's also a co-founder of a nonprofit dedicated to helping cybersecurity professionals stay ahead of emerging threats.
Today, Cody works with MSPs, MSSPs, and security teams that are done being reactive and ready to fight smarter. He brings real-world tactics, razor-sharp insight, and a steady hand when things go sideways.
No buzzwords. No fluff. The kind of strategy you only get from someone who once broke the rules to learn them.
Stage Introductions
Our next speaker hacked Sony before he was old enough to rent a car.
Since then, he's mostly reformed—now spending his time helping organizations avoid the exact kind of dumpster fires he used to start for fun.
Cody Kretsinger is a former black hat hacker who led Red, Blue, and Purple teams, breaks into things legally (usually), and once beat an entire SOC using nothing but charm and a macro-enabled email.
He's spoken at GrrCon, BSides, and other places where people still pretend AI will solve their security problems. His talks are packed with war stories, actual security strategy, and the kind of brutal honesty that makes compliance teams clutch their frameworks and cry.
Strap in. This won't be a sanitized, checkbox-friendly ride.
Please welcome… Cody Kretsinger.
Our next speaker has one of the most unique backgrounds in cybersecurity—you don't usually hear "former hacker" and "trusted advisor" in the same sentence.
Cody Kretsinger once made headlines for hacking Sony. Today, he works with companies to strengthen their defenses and stay ahead of the threats he used to exploit.
Over the past decade, Cody has worked on both offensive and defensive security teams, consulted on major breaches, and spoken at leading conferences like GrrCon and BSides.
His sessions combine real-world experience, sharp insight, and stories that remind us just how quickly things can go wrong—and what it takes to stay prepared.
Please welcome… Cody Kretsinger.