In this episode, Perry catches-up with Stephanie (Snow) & JC Carruthers. They talk about social engineering, the DEFCON Social Engineering Community / Village, and share their favorite (and most embarrassing) social engineering stories.

Perry also gives a quick update on his recent exploits entering an AI chatbot into the Social Engineering Village CTF, speaking at the DEFCON AI Village, and the release of his new book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.

Guests:

• Stephanie (Snow) Carruthers: (LinkedIn) (Twitter)
• JC Carruthers: (LinkedIn) (Twitter)

References:

• Social Engineering Community website
• SE Community twitter page
• SE Community John Henry competition (where Perry's AI bot was able to compete!)
• [PROVED] Unsuspecting Call Recipients Are Super Vulnerable to AI Vishing
• Perry's LinkedIn post talking about the competition results

Perry's Books (Amazon Associate Links)

• NEW BOOK (Oct 1, 2024): FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions
• Book website: https://thisbookisfaik.com
• Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter
• The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter & Kai Roer

Production Credits:

Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, & Storyblocks.

Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com.

8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/

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• Email: perry [at] 8thLayerMedia [dot] com