Security Is a People Problem: How Sociology Reshapes Cybersecurity
The firewall between your organization and a breach isn't a piece of hardware — it's a web of trust, culture, and human behavior. Here's what the research actually says.
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I'm a cybersecurity engineer working at the intersection of LLM-powered cyber deception and behavior-science security awareness. I build security programs in regulated industries — healthcare, banking, lottery — and I write and speak about the places where friends, trust, and adversaries meet.
Writing
Field notes from the understory.
Essays on security culture, deception ops, and behavioral influence.
Speaking
On the road.
Recent and upcoming talks on AI-enhanced social engineering.
Talk
Lies, Lures, and LLMs: AI-Enhanced Social Engineering & Cyber Deception
Large language models have changed both sides of the social-engineering table. Attackers use them to industrialize pretexting; defenders can use them to run cyber deception at a scale and fidelity that was impossible a few years ago. This talk walks through the current state of AI-enhanced social engineering, the design principles behind believable LLM-driven decoys, and how blue teams can turn the same tools loose on adversaries — drawing on research from Project Ossian and behavior-science-driven awareness programs.
Delivered at
- Iowa Technology Summit 2025 · · Des Moines, IA
- Blue Team Con 2025 · · Chicago, IL
- QC Women in Tech Conference 2025 · · Davenport, IA
Elsewhere
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