Matt Devost

Technologist, entrepreneur, investor, and hacker. | OODA • DevSec • Hack Factory | Past co-founder of FusionX & Terrorism Research Center.

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Don't work for companies. Work with people. At the end of the day brands and companies will come and go, but the people you work with are what really matter. Support each other. Come together to solve hard problems and realize great opportunities. Stay in touch. Pay it forward.

[John Hultquist @JohnHultquist]

It’s happening! #SLEUTHCON

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Black Hat Veteran scholarship application is open!

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[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

This is an amazing interview. Essential reading and a wonderful distillation of experience and lessons learned from an amazing technologist, entrepreneur, and all around great human.

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[Parmita Mishra @parmita]

we sequence tumors. we biopsy tumors. we stain tumors. at no point in this process is the tumor alive. we are studying cancer the way archaeologists study civilizations. from the ruins

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Many years ago when folks were living their lives in Second Life and World of Warcraft, I predicted the emergence of gaming retirement style communities where you get a place to sleep and shower and you would be served meals while you spend the rest of your time living in games.

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@JohnHultquist @HackingDave Have mine doing alerting and enrichment around OSINT and raw intel subscriptions and it is super useful.

[Chris Wysopal @WeldPond]

The window between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation keeps shrinking.

The Zero Day Clock visualizes how fast attackers are operationalizing new CVEs. What used to take months now often happens in days, or hours.

The future needs to be Secure by Design.

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#AppSec #CyberSecurity

[Rob Joyce @RGB_Lights]

We are in a new era and most people don’t yet understand.

[Daniel Cuthbert @dcuthbert]

Everyone today is a hacker in a sense but there are very few OG hackers on which shoulders we stand

Oh dude, Felix “FX” Lindner you were so much a hackers hacker and you will be missed

RIP my friend and thank you

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Interesting, but no surprise after the Lex podcast.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people. We expect this will quickly become core to our product offerings.

OpenClaw will live in a foundation as an open source project that OpenAI will continue to support. The future is going to be extremely multi-agent and it's important to us to support open source as part of that.

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

@DisruptiveBytes Agree, but my notes to self can be interesting and folks naturally make mistakes which made me realize I should prioritize on getting Signal set up. :-)

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

I'm imagining the intelligence operation that focuses on collecting all the Telegram traffic being generated by OpenClaw bots.

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

In an age where dynamic national security mission requirements are being greatly impacted by the disruptive technology landscape, this year's MissionLink cohort demonstrates that a next generation of solutions are capable of meeting the mission's most complex needs with bold ideas, transformative capabilities, and innovation urgency.

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[Josh Devon @joshdevonai]

My key takeaway from moderating OODAcon's AI agent panel: The agent hype phase is officially over. We're in the production era, and the real-world friction is clear.

The Value is real: Slashing compliance drift from days to mins, empowering 10k+ field techs with agent support, and stopping BEC in less than 3 hours.

The Barriers aren't tech: They're people and process. The core gaps are Accountability, Inventory, and Control.

The Future is clear: The "moonshots" (like AI defender SOCs) depend on solving governance first.

The defining question is now: "What can you prove your agent won't do?"

Thanks to @ooda (@bobgourley + @MattDevost ) and all the panelists: Andrew Black (https://t.co/nNH2dgBhnn), Josh Ray (@blackwirelabs), Tom Quinn (@TRowePrice ), and David Ginn (@johnsoncontrols )

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Everyone who was in the room was moved by this interlude as we explored the connection between technology and art. A performance that I will always remember.

[Bob Gourley - e/acc @bobgourley]

An amazing and inspirational performance.

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Awesome to see @Grifter801 at OODAcon this year!

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Just a few weeks away from OODAcon 2025!

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[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

@JackCarrUSA Loved hearing Ray Porter's voice make an appearance in Episode 4 of Dark Wolf.

[Matt Devost @MattDevost]

Strange as Meta was actually promoting this account to me today as a friend to add.

[Neal Stephenson @nealstephenson]

Today in “you can’t make this stuff up,” Meta has suspended my Facebook account because they suspect me of impersonating someone noteworthy

[Bob Gourley - e/acc @bobgourley]

With the rise of AI-powered coding tools like asking ChatGPT for programs, using its Code Interpreter, Claude's Sonnet, or full dev suites like GitHub Copilot, Replit, Cursor, or Windsurf, folks are declaring the death of developers. "AI will write all our code!" they say. I've seen tons of advice telling kids to skip learning to code altogether. At first, I bought into it. But now? I realize it's 100% wrong.

These tools aren't replacing coders, they're democratizing coding! They're making it easier for anyone to jump in and learn. I've witnessed firsthand: people with ZERO programming experience picking up basics in days, accelerating with AI, and building real software that solves their problems. It's empowering, not ending, the power of learning to code.

Sure, AI can spit out code snippets or even full apps. But the real magic? Knowing how to wield it. I've seen the massive value in mastering best practices: code management (version control, clean architecture), security (avoiding vulnerabilities), online database setup, and deployment pipelines. Without that foundation, AI-generated code can be a messy, insecure nightmare.

My hot take: EVERYONE should learn to code. Dive into an IDE like VS Code. Get comfy with GitHub for collab and versioning. Study those best practices. It's not about becoming a pro dev, it's about unlocking the ability to build tools that get things done for you personally (automate your side hustle or accelerate your learning or make hobbies more enjoyable) or professionally (prototype ideas fast, build your own valuable tools for business).

This isn't just skill-building; it's mindset-shifting. As more people code plus use AI, we raise our collective IQ on these tools' power. We'll conceptualize wild new solutions, innovate faster, and push boundaries. AI isn't the endgame, it's the accelerator. If we all level up, imagine the world we could build.

TL;DR: Don't fear AI coding tools, embrace them by learning to code. It's the key to personal empowerment and societal progress.