Matt Burrough's Blog

I’m hiring!

My team is hiring! We’re looking for a Red Team Operator with a few years of experience in red teaming, pentesting, or a related security role. The candidate should be in or able to relocate to the Redmond, WA area, as my team occasionally performs physical operations. Please apply at the following link, or share with others who may be interested!

https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1805192/Security-Engineer-II

Seattle Times Locksport Feature

I’m honored and excited that the Seattle Times featured Seattle Locksport in their Sunday, January 26th, 2025 Northwest section. The article discusses the comradery of our group, what it’s like to compete in locksport events, and has an awesome video that my friend LockpickingDev narrated. Take a minute to check it out!

Thanks BlueHat!

Thanks for another awesome con, BlueHat! We had a great time teaching hundreds of people how to pick locks and having them compete for the fastest open. Even Clippy got in on the action! I also was happy to get to sign several copies of my Locksport book, which was included in the book prize drawing.

Lock WallTimed Lockpick CompetitionLockpicking Practice TableClippy Picking a LockClippy Opens the Lock!

DEF CON 32 Talk & Book Signing

I’ll be giving a talk, Locksport Competitions: Compete in the Olympics of Locks, at DEF CON 32! It’s on Saturday, August 10th from 1:00 to 1:30 in LVCC – L1 – HW3-06-02 (Creator Stage 2).

Afterwards, I’ll be signing copies of Locksport at the No Starch Press booth in the Vendor East area from 2:30-3:30.

I hope to see you there!

Meet me at the Lancaster Lock Show

I’m attending the Lancaster Lock Show on August 2nd-3rd, and will have a table with copies of Locksport available for purchase. Of course I’ll also be signing books! I hope to see you there!

Locksport Launched!

I’m excited to announce that Locksport was officially released today. My co-authors and I put several years into this project – we hope you love the result. Pick it up today from your favorite bookseller, nostarch.com/locksport, my shop, or https://amzn.to/43td6er.

Buy Signed Books Online

I recently created an online shop where you can order signed copies of Pentesting Azure Applications. I’ll be adding copies of Locksport as well, as soon as they arrive! I may even add some additional items like t-shirts, stickers, or lock-related items. Check it out!

Lock Timer Update

Just in time for HushCon this year, I released a new version of the Lock Timer app. This is the first major update of the app since I built my original set of lock stands back in 2017. Changes include:

Added single-player modeAdded maximum time supportMade the UI layout support non-standard resolutionsUpdated code to support Python 3.9.xUpdated code to support GuiZero 1.5.0

Enjoy! Let me know if you build your own timer game!

Thanks DEF CON 31!

Thanks to everyone who came by to visit our book signing! We had a great time meeting you and hope you enjoy the early release of Locksport or Pentesting Azure Applications! I’m also excited to say that today we submitted the penultimate edits for Locksport to the production team — just one more review once the page numbers are locked to verify the index and the final version is off to the printer!

Authors at the signingSigning poster

Also thanks to Max for the shoutout in the DEF CON media video interview!

Pre-Order Locksport book for pickup at DEF CON 31!

I’m excited to announce that we will have an early release version of our new book, Locksport, available in print at DEF CON 31 this August! Even better, several of the authors (including me!) will be at the No Starch Press booth to sign copies! You should pre-order the book now, as it will sell out. Pre-orders close July 7, so don’t wait. The book signing will be on Saturday, August 12th at 1pm.

Pre-order here.

More information about the book is here.