Perry Carpenter

Chief Deception Strategist

Perry Carpenter is a multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and speaker, with over two decades in cybersecurity focusing on how cybercriminals exploit human behavior. As the Chief Deception Strategist at KnowBe4, Perry helps build robust human-centric defenses against social engineering-based threats. His latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Wiley: Oct 2024), explores AI's role in deception. Perry also hosts the award-winning podcasts 8th Layer Insights and Digital Folklore.

Language: English

Presentation Topics:

  • FAIK Everything: The Deepfake Playbook, Unleashed
  • Reality Hijacked: Deepfakes, GenAI, and the Emergent Threat of Synthetic Media
  • My Conversations with a GenAI-powered Virtual Kidnapper (and other ScamBots)
  • The Mind's Lie: How Our Thoughts and Actions Can Be Hacked and Hijacked
  • The Art and Science of Driving Secure Behaviors
  • Build the Con. Break the Con.: Exploring the Science of Deception — Live