Perry Carpenter is a multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and speaker with a passion for deception and technology. With over two decades in cybersecurity, Perry has dedicated his career to understanding how cybercriminals exploit human behavior.

 Perry's career has been a relentless pursuit of understanding how bad actors exploit human nature. His fascination for the art and science of deception began in childhood with magic tricks and mental manipulations, evolving into a mission to protect others from digital threats. As the Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4, Perry helps organizations and individuals build robust defenses against the ever-evolving landscape of online deceptions.

 His latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Wiley: Oct 2024), tackles the fascinating and often daunting world of artificial intelligence. He explores AI's potential benefits and the darker side of its application in deception and misinformation. Through engaging storytelling and practical advice, Perry equips readers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of AI-driven deception.

Cameron Malin is a former prosecutor, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent/Behavioral Profiler and author of industry renowned information security books. Serving as an FBI Behavioral Profiler for over a decade, Cameron was the creator and founder of the Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center, the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit’s (BAU) capability to behaviorally assess cyberattackers. Recognizing the need to address adversary information operations, Cameron also created and founded the FBI BAU’s Deception & Influence Group, an elite team of Profilers with unparalleled experience assessing and countering influence and information operation tactics used by malicious actors. A recognized leader in the intelligence community, Cameron created and team-led a select group of international government partners as part of the Five-Eye Behavioral Consortium to Combat Ransomware. 

Through his tenure as a Behavioral Profiler and as a Special Agent in the prestigious FBI Los Angeles Division Cyber Program for a decade prior, Cameron developed an unmatched level of expertise investigating and profiling cyber adversaries domestically and around the globe. An information security thought leader, Cameron has authored a number of industry renowned books, including the Malware Forensics books series, Deception in the Digital Age: Exploiting and  Defending Human Targets through Computer-Mediated Communications, and the forthcoming book, Synthetic Media, Deep Fakes, and Cyber Deception: Attacks, Analysis, and Defenses.