CYBERSECURITY · FOUNDER · RESEARCHER · LEADER · COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Cybersecurity founder, researcher and leader.

I build systems that attack like the bad guys so the good guys can fix things first. The Army taught me how to lead people. Berkeley taught me how to break things on purpose.

Larry Orton, cybersecurity founder and Army Master Sergeant, arms crossed.
WHY LO

The first word of the internet was LO.

On October 29, 1969, a computer at UCLA tried to send the word LOGIN to a computer at Stanford. It crashed after two letters. The first message ever sent on the network that became the internet was LO. Those are my initials. I didn't plan it. I'll take it.

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19
years leading soldiers
17
years in computer science and cybersecurity
15
teams built and trained
21
companies and projects
Larry Orton in a meeting room, mid-thought
ABOUT

Who's behind this

I'm a US Army Master Sergeant, a cybersecurity professional, computer scientist and a founder. I've spent 19 years leading people in the Army. Now I build autonomous security systems and write about what I find. Most people call me Salty. Some of them mean it as a compliment.

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SHOP

Shirts for people who read the logs

Funny tees, caps and stickers for hackers, coders and the person who always gets asked to fix the printer. Small icon on the pocket. The joke is on the back.

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Anatomy of a Bad Decision tee, front pocket icon and back print Parking Lot Edition tee, front pocket icon and back print
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Newsletter · Salty Thoughts

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What I built, what broke, and what I learned fixing it. No spam. No sales pitch. Leave whenever you want.