Hacker Conversations: Corey Thuen and the Evil Bit

Corey Thuen, a cybersecurity professional, describes his hacking journey and mindset, emphasizing a unique ‘evil bit’ – a playful, adversarial approach to security driven by a desire to challenge assumptions and improve systems. His career has been marked by two companies, Southfork Security and Gravwell, with Gravwell now ten years old. Thuen believes that security should be proactive and based on a deep understanding of the target environment, rather than relying on assumptions about what is ‘unhackable’ – a sentiment he expresses through a playful ‘spite’ towards those who claim systems are ‘unhackable’.