Ep. 194 - Human Element Series - RUSE: Corporate Spies as a Service with Robert Kerbeck

Today we are joined by Robert Kerbeck. Robert is the founder of the Malibu Writers Circle, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. His true crime memoir about his secret career as a corporate spy, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street, has received praise from Frank Abagnale and former CIA Agent Valerie Plame. Kerbeck’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Magazine, and Lithub’s Crime Reads. [Jan 25, 2023]  00:00 – Intro   00:26 – Intro Links  Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/  Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/  Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/  Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/  Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb  CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/  innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/  02:21 – Robert Kerbeck Intro   03:28 – How do you "stumble" into becoming a corporate spy?   06:51 – Going inside: This is Social Engineering   08:29 – Very Dark Grey   10:33 – We Need to Talk About Kevin   11:25 – Making OJ look good   15:25 – Doing what LinkedIn can't   19:54 – Making the lie sound better than the truth   21:13 – Setting boundaries   22:21 – Hacking people is easy   24:46 – Some need convincing   26:08 – Ransomware   28:38 – No spies here!   30:03 – This isn't going away!   31:08 – Knock, knock   32:35 – Hacking the human   34:59 – Find Robert Kerbeck online  Website: www.robertkerbeck.com   35:43 – Who do you consider your mentors?  Professor from Freshman Year  Frank Abagnale  36:49 – Book Recommendations:  Fair Game – Valerie Plame  Catch Me If You Can – Frank Abagnale  RUSE – Robert Kerbeck  38:00 – Guest Wrap Up   38:26 – Outro  www.social-engineer.com  www.innocentlivesfoundation.org