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EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 55 MIN

Pyr0

from BarCode · host Chris Glanden

One batch file flatlined an entire school district’s network. That was 1994, in a town so small you could drive fifteen minutes and see nothing but the curvature of the earth. By sixteen he was building one of Wyoming’s first ISPs, and by 1996 he had already founded a Red Team. Then came twenty three years as a DEF CON goon, followed by an offensive security practice that scaled to 132 pen testers and nearly forty million dollars a year. He has breached security inside Ferrari dealerships, biolabs, and financial trading floors. If it had a lock, a network, a password, or a perimeter, Pyr0 found a way through it. Now he lives off grid in the mountains of Northern Colorado, running ham radio on solar, raising chickens, and still pulling sixty hour weeks breaking into things that were never supposed to be breakable. And this year, he's building something new. A conference on the beach at Carolina Beach, NC that is dedicated to preserving the stories and the history of hacking before they're lost to time.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction and Background09:44 Life Off-Grid: The Journey19:10 Introducing naclcon: A Community-Driven Conference26:55 Conference Planning and Logistics32:10 Badge Life and Unique Experiences37:03 Celebrating Hacker Culture and History39:04 Organizational Challenges and Insights42:00 Creating a Unique Conference Experience47:12 The Vision for a Cybersecurity BarLINKS[NaClCon Official Website] – https://naclcon.com Main website for NaClCon where users can register, book accommodations, and access full event details.[NaC Con Contact Email] – mailto:[email protected] Official support email for inquiries about the conference, including registration and partnerships.[Pyr0 (Luke McOmie) Email] – mailto:[email protected] Direct contact for sponsorships, collaborations, and communication with the event organizer.[Fat Pelican – Carolina Beach] – https://fatpelican.com – Iconic dive bar on the Carolina Beach boardwalk highlighted as a must-visit during NaClCon.[Red Helm] – https://redhelm.com – Pyr0's company where he serves as VP of Offensive Security.[DEFCON] – https://defcon.org – The world's largest hacking conference where Pyr0 spent 23 years as a senior goon and founded SkyTalks.[SkyTalks at DEFCON] – https://skytalks.info – The off-the-record talk track at DEFCON founded by Pyr0.[Dual Core] – https://dualcoremusic.com – Nerdcore hip-hop artist performing live at NaClCon's Concert at Sea.

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One batch file flatlined an entire school district’s network. That was 1994, in a town so small you could drive fifteen minutes and see nothing but the curvature of the earth. By sixteen he was building one of Wyoming’s first ISPs, and by 1996 he had already founded a Red Team. Then came twenty three years as a DEF CON goon, followed by an offensive security practice that scaled to 132 pen testers and nearly forty million dollars a year. He has breached security inside Ferrari dealerships, biolabs, and financial trading floors. If it had a lock, a network, a password, or a perimeter, Pyr0 found a way through it. Now he lives off grid in the mountains of Northern Colorado, running ham radio on solar, raising chickens, and still pulling sixty hour weeks breaking into things that were never supposed to be breakable. And this year, he's building something new. A conference on the beach at Carolina Beach, NC that is dedicated to preserving the stories and the history of hacking before they're lost to time.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction and Background09:44 Life Off-Grid: The Journey19:10 Introducing naclcon: A Community-Driven Conference26:55 Conference Planning and Logistics32:10 Badge Life and Unique Experiences37:03 Celebrating Hacker Culture and History39:04 Organizational Challenges and Insights42:00 Creating a Unique Conference Experience47:12 The Vision for a Cybersecurity BarLINKS[NaClCon Official Website] – https://naclcon.com Main website for NaClCon where users can register, book accommodations, and access full event details.[NaC Con Contact Email] – mailto:[email protected] Official support email for inquiries about the conference, including registration and partnerships.[Pyr0 (Luke McOmie) Email] – mailto:[email protected] Direct contact for sponsorships, collaborations, and communication with the event organizer.[Fat Pelican – Carolina Beach] – https://fatpelican.com – Iconic dive bar on the Carolina Beach boardwalk highlighted as a must-visit during NaClCon.[Red Helm] – https://redhelm.com – Pyr0's company where he serves as VP of Offensive Security.[DEFCON] – https://defcon.org – The world's largest hacking conference where Pyr0 spent 23 years as a senior goon and founded SkyTalks.[SkyTalks at DEFCON] – https://skytalks.info – The off-the-record talk track at DEFCON founded by Pyr0.[Dual Core] – https://dualcoremusic.com – Nerdcore hip-hop artist performing live at NaClCon's Concert at Sea.

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