PERRY CARPENTER
Deceptionologist
Defending Humans
Chief Deception Strategist, KnowBe4
Bestselling author of "FAIK," "Transformational Security Awareness," and "The Security Culture Playbook"
Creator & host, "8th Layer Insights" and "Digital Folklore" podcasts
20+ years in cybersecurity; multi-award-winning speaker
Cyber Deception
Perry Carpenter has spent his career studying how bad actors exploit human nature: a fascination that began with childhood magic tricks and evolved into two decades of research into deception and social engineering. In this talk, he brings that lens to the AI era: as deepfakes, synthetic voices, and AI-generated content collapse the line between real and fake, the old rules of human risk management no longer apply. Drawing on research from his newest book, "FAIK," Perry explores what happens when deception scales infinitely, and what security awareness and human defense strategies need to look like when the deceiver is a machine.
Perry Carpenter has spent over two decades in cybersecurity focused on one central question: how do bad actors exploit human behavior, and how do we defend against it? That question has made him one of the field's most recognized voices in human risk management; a multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and speaker whose work blends neuroscience, behavioral science, and security practice.
As Chief Deception Strategist at KnowBe4, Perry helps organizations build human-centered defenses against social engineering and deception-based threats. He's the author of several widely read books in the field, including "Transformational Security Awareness," "The Security Culture Playbook", and his newest release, "FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions" (Wiley, 2024) — a deep dive into how generative AI is reshaping the landscape of deception.
He's also the creator and host of two award-winning podcasts, "8th Layer Insights" and "Digital Folklore," where he explores the intersection of human behavior, security, and the strange evolution of online culture.