8th Layer Media

Digital Folklore is an immersive audio adventure that takes place inside a fictional universe, but explores the real-world truths behind various expressions of internet culture and how each holds up a mirror to the society from which they emerge. 

This podcast is great for audio fiction fans who really really want to enjoy interview-based shows, or for listeners who love expert interviews and insights but long for something unique and unexpected. 

Join Perry Carpenter and Mason Amadeus as they explore the wild and wonderful world of online folklore, encountering a wide range of characters—both real and fictional—who provide a wealth of folkloric insight while simultaneously creating new lore. With topics ranging from the absurd to the unsettling, the Digital Folklore podcast is an accessible and entertaining way to learn about folkloric concepts and societal truths. Oh...and be sure to listen carefully—you never know what you might find.

Co-Creator & Co-Host of the Digital Folklore Podcast

Education & Entertainment at the Intersection of Technology & Humanity

8th Layer Media was founded in April 2022 by Perry Carpenter, with the goal of creating new and exciting media that explore the subjects of cybersecurity, technology, human behavior, risk, and culture - breaking down and dissecting complex subjects with humor, storytelling, and accessible language.

Our podcasts feature expert voices, immersive sound design, and a commitment to not taking ourselves too seriously, while delivering high-quality, accurate, educational content that anyone can enjoy.

Founder

KnowBe4, Inc.

It may come as a surprise that many of your organization’s email addresses are exposed on the internet and simple for cybercriminals to access and exploit. With these addresses, cybercriminals launch potentially detrimental phishing and spear phishing attacks on organizations like yours--costing them a fortune. These types of attacks are virtually impossible to defend against. . . unless your users are highly trained and well versed with effective Security Awareness Training.

You may ask yourselves, “How would this benefit me and my organization?”
- The average cost of a spear phishing attack for large enterprise organizations is $1.6 million. (Cloudmark)
- Oracle Java, Adobe Reader and/or Adobe Flash is present on 99% of computers. That means that 99% of computer users are vulnerable to exploit kits. (Heimdal Security)
- 95% of data breaches start with a phishing attack. (Allen Paller, SANS Institute)
- 91% of successful data breaches started with a spear phishing attack. 

Train your users, phish your users, and see the results. 

Are you ready to establish your human firewall?

Contact KnowBe4 to do a Free Phishing Security Test today

Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer

The CyberWire

Coming May 25, 2021. Get ready for a deep dive into what cybersecurity professionals often refer to as the "8th Layer" of security: HUMANS. This podcast is a multidisciplinary exploration into how the complexities of human nature affect security and risk. Author, security researcher, and behavior science enthusiast Perry Carpenter taps experts for their insights and illumination. Topics include cybersecurity, psychology, behavior science, communication, leadership, and more.

Host & Producer of the 8th Layer Insights Podcast

National Cyber Security Alliance

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) builds strong public/private partnerships to create and implement broad-reaching education and awareness efforts to empower users at home, work and school with the information they need to keep themselves, their organizations, their systems and their sensitive information safe and secure online and encourage a culture of cybersecurity.

Vision
Empowering a more secure, interconnected world.

Mission
The National Cyber Security Alliance is the proven public/private partner that focuses industry efforts to create behavior change by:

- Convening partners who recognize strength in the security collective;
- Educating individuals on cybersecurity best practices; and
- Amplifying collective efforts to increase cybersecurity awareness.

Board Member

Forbes Business Council

Joining senior-level, award-winning business executives from high-growth companies in contributing insights to the Forbes community and readership.

Official Member & Contributor 

CEOWORLD magazine

Opinion Columnist for CEO World, a business news site and magazine written for CEOs, business leaders, and high-net-worth individuals.

Opinion Columnist

The Mind Spy Guy

There is a secret to engaging an audience and ensuring that they care about the topic: tell them about themselves.  Perry’s keynotes, workshops, and presentations all focus on uncovering interesting aspects of our psychology.  Honed through years of working in the security field, Perry’s insights and hands-on, participatory examples get everyone involved and show us how easily we can fool ourselves.

We help business leaders and executives increase their personal effectiveness and persuasiveness by equiping them with powerful secrets for better understanding, interpreting, and influencing the thoughts, words, actions, and motives of those around them.

Specialty topics include:
   - Body Language and Expression Reading
   - Understanding Deception and Social Engineering
   - Misdirection
   - Ethical Persuasion
   - Influence Skills
   - Magic, Mentalism, and Hypnosis
   - Pickpocketing
   - 6 Things Every Leader can Learn from a Real-Life Mentalist
   - Using psychology and showmanship to build great presentations and develop rapport

Owner

Arkansas InfraGard

InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector. It is an association of persons who represent businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the U.S.

Gartner

Perry Carpenter's responsibilities include the coverage of information security technologies and markets, security program execution, identity and access management, the Internet of Things, security training technologies, disruptive innovation, product management for security technologies, CISO perspectives on purchasing, and the psychology of risk and security. 

While his primary focus is on providing insights to the security vendor community, he devotes a good percentage of his time working with end-user clients. Research and inquiry goals include the following:

 - To provide technology providers with critical insights on the latest security market trends, marketing and messaging, technology alignments, and potential partnerships, and to aid technology providers competing in the security markets.

 - To give end users a glimpse into current and evolving security markets, as well as to help them understand the drivers and trade-offs associated with each facet of their information security program, technology purchasing process and organizational decisions.

 - To provide both vendors and end users the tools and understanding needed to best position themselves in communicating the value of their initiatives and products. This includes role-specific message development, SWOT analysis and overall go-to-market strategy.

Research Director, Security & Risk Management

As a Security & Risk Management Leadership Partner in Gartner's Enterprise IT Leaders (EITL) practice, I serve as a trusted advisor, sounding-board, coach, educator, resource hub, and seminar/workshop facilitator focused on helping senior Information Security and Risk executives achieve their strategic goals and implement key initiatives.  This is accomplished through personalized planning and consultation, timely communication, focused & contextualized thought-leadership, and collaborative insight from within Gartner and across our global network of peers and practitioners.

My position offers a rewarding opportunity to bring a fresh yet thoughtful perspective to clients who don't have the time or resources to gain this knowledge elsewhere.

Leadership Partner - Information Security & Risk Management

Fidelity National Information Services

FIS™ is the world’s largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies. With a long history deeply rooted in the financial services sector, FIS serves more than 14,000 institutions in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 32,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that drives financial institutions. 

FIS is ranked 425 on the Fortune 500 and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. FIS has also been named the No. 1 overall financial technology provider in the annual FinTech 100 rankings. Despite these achievements, we never lose sight of the fact that it’s our clients that make us successful. That’s why FIS’ commitment to operational excellence and client satisfaction is at the forefront of our business strategies and top of mind with every decision we make.
FIS continually strives to give every client a voice and listen and respond to their needs. With a focus on innovation, new product development and enhancements, FIS is positioned to help our clients be more competitive and address their business challenges and strategic goals. We take information security very seriously and provide industry-leading secure and reliable solutions. At FIS, we are committed to protecting the assets of our clients and their customers.

Head of IT Security Communications

With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, Perry Carpenter is a trusted advisor, speaker, and author who helps organizations develop effective security awareness and behavior change programs. He is the Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer at KnowBe4, the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. He is the author of two books,"Transformational Security Awareness" (which was inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame) and "The Security Culture Playbook."

Perry is also the creator and host of 8th Layer Insights, a cybersecurity podcast exploring the intersection of cybersecurity and humanity, and he's the co-creator and co-host of the Digital Folklore Podcast, an immersive audio adventure that explores the real-world truths behind various expressions of internet culture and how they reflect the society from which they emerge. He combines his passion for folklore and mythology with his expertise in cybersecurity and human behavior to create engaging, educational, and entertaining content that appeals to a wide range of audiences.

One more day to sign up a (FREE) 30-minute Lightning Lesson on deepfakes: Deepfake Ops Primer: Attacks, Tools, & Defenses in 30

When: Friday, October 10 at 3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm CT)
Taught by: Cameron Malin, JD, CISSP and me. 🤗 

You’ll walk away able to:
 🎯 Know the “why”: What attackers want and why the tactics work.
 🎯 Understand the tools, methods, & psychology: How modern #deepfake ops actually work (creation stack, attack workflows, persuasion levers)
 🎯 Outthink the fake: Spot framing tricks and behavioral tells, reframe the message, verify out-of-band, and choose the next best action.

 In just 30 minutes, this primer will give you the patterns, tools, and habits to cut through hype, safely simulate real attacks, and see through the attacker’s eyes.

Oh -- and we'll have a special bonus surprise for anyone who attends!

👇 Grab your free spot. Link in the comments! 👇

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Perry Carpenter

Time is running out to join us!    🚨 The human mind is the new battlefield. We've got your critical training. 

Former FBI behavioral profiler, Cameron Malin, JD, CISSP of Psyber Labs and I have joined forces to launch Deepfake Ops: a hands-on intensive where you'll create deepfakes, deconstruct deception tactics, and build cognitive defenses that matter.

10 hours of live instruction over 5 days. This is pure hands-on tradecraft.

You'll work directly with us to: 
→ Build synthetic media attacks to understand how they work 
→ Peel back the layers of social engineering and narrative warfare techniques and learn to craft simulations that prepare others for real attacks 
→ Deploy frameworks for threat evaluation and develop cognitive resilience against psychological manipulation

Perfect for security pros, red teamers, and awareness leaders who need to think like attackers to build better defenses.

🗓️ October 27-31 | 4-6 PM EST 🗓️
A bootcamp for awareness & cognitive warfare. Craft deepfakes, deconstruct deception, and sharpen your instincts against digital mind games. Learn. Evolve. Defend. 

👇 Ready to evolve your cognitive defense skills? If so, check the link in the comments for more info! 👇

#Cybersecurity #Deepfakes #RedTeam #SecurityAwareness #CognitiveDefense #CognitiveSecurity #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Deception #SocialEngineering

⌛ The doors are closing! Last call to sign-up before tomorrow's Deepfake Ops class. And we have financial help for those in need.⌛ 

Cameron Malin, JD, CISSP   and I are super stoked about our upcoming "Deepfake Ops: Learn. Evolve. Defend." class. We'd love to see you there. 

We want this class to be valuable for all. So let us know what you'd like to learn and we'll make sure it's covered. Additionally, if you've been impacted by the government shutdown or any other severe financial impact, we're here for you. This is on the honor system... but if you're experiencing a severe financial hardship, you can get 50% off by using code Shutdown50. 

👇  Details in the comments!  👇

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