How Rachel Tobac Hacked Me

In this episode Perry Carpenter sits down with Rachel Tobac to debrief after her recent KB4-CON session, "How I'd Hack You Live" where she... well... hacked Perry live. Perry and Rachel explore how age-old deception techniques are being revamped for the digital age. The discussion spans the future of social engineering, the increasing role of AI in security, and a few other fun bits.

Guest:
Rachel Tobac (LinkedIn) (Twitter / X) (Website)
Books and References (Books are Amazon Associate Links and help support the show):


KB4-CON 2024 Main Stage Sessions (Registration required)


Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist, Ars Technica


The Social Engineer's Playbook: A Practical Guide to Pretexting, by Jeremiah Talamantes


The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security, by Kevin Mitnick

YouTube video: 60 minutes Here’s how I used AI to clone a 60 Minutes correspondent’s voice to trick a colleague


YouTube video: It Was Easy to Hack a Billionaire


YouTube video: Inside the Mind of an Ethical Hacker


Perry's Books (Amazon Associate Links)


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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