Ep. 194 - Human Element Series - RUSE: Corporate Spies as a Service with Robert Kerbeck

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 8:49 p.m.

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Today we are joined by Robert Kerbeck. Robert is the founder of the Malibu Writers Circle, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. His true crime memoir about his secret career as a corporate spy, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street, has received praise from Frank Abagnale and former CIA Agent Valerie Plame. Kerbeck\\u2019s writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Magazine, and Lithub\\u2019s Crime Reads. [Jan 25, 2023]\\xa0

00:00 \\u2013 Intro\\xa0\\xa0

00:26 \\u2013 Intro Links\\xa0

02:21 \\u2013 Robert Kerbeck Intro \\xa0

03:28 \\u2013 How do you "stumble" into becoming a corporate spy? \\xa0

06:51 \\u2013 Going inside: This is Social Engineering \\xa0

08:29 \\u2013 Very Dark Grey \\xa0

10:33 \\u2013 We Need to Talk About Kevin \\xa0

11:25 \\u2013 Making OJ look good \\xa0

15:25 \\u2013 Doing what LinkedIn can\'t \\xa0

19:54 \\u2013 Making the lie sound better than the truth \\xa0

21:13 \\u2013 Setting boundaries \\xa0

22:21 \\u2013 Hacking people is easy \\xa0

24:46 \\u2013 Some need convincing \\xa0

26:08 \\u2013 Ransomware \\xa0

28:38 \\u2013 No spies here! \\xa0

30:03 \\u2013 This isn\'t going away! \\xa0

31:08 \\u2013 Knock, knock \\xa0

32:35 \\u2013 Hacking the human \\xa0

34:59 \\u2013 Find Robert Kerbeck online\\xa0

35:43 \\u2013 Who do you consider your mentors?\\xa0

36:49 \\u2013 Book Recommendations:\\xa0

38:00 \\u2013 Guest Wrap Up\\xa0\\xa0

38:26 \\u2013 Outro\\xa0

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