Ep. 255 - Security Awareness Series - Faking Reality: AI Deepfakes and the Future of Truth with Justin and Paul

Published: April 15, 2024, 4 a.m.

Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris is joined by Paul Vann and Justin Marciano.

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Paul Vann is a seasoned cybersecurity professional, with experience across numerous emerging markets in the field. He has worked at a wide array of cybersecurity and software development startups, helping to ensure a more secure future for all. Paul additionally is passionate about emerging technologies in the space and was recognized as a Top rated Speaker at the RSA Conference in 2023.

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Justin Marciano is the Co-Founder and CEO of IdentifAI. Studying economics with a concentration in finance at the University of Virginia, he has navigated his way through the venture capital, blockchain, and payment sectors, aligning his career path with his enthusiasm for emerging technologies. Justin currently works in product management and has previously worked at Stepstone Group as a VC & Growth Analyst. [April 15, 2024]

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00:00 - Intro

00:22 - Intro Links:

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Social-Engineer.com\xa0- http://www.social-engineer.com/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Managed Voice Phishing\xa0- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Managed Email Phishing\xa0- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Adversarial\xa0Simulations\xa0- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Social-Engineer channel on SLACK\xa0- https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 CLUTCH\xa0- http://www.pro-rock.com/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 innocentlivesfoundation.org\xa0- http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0

03:44 - Paul Vann & Justin Marciano Intro

04:55 - IdentifAI

05:53 - Follow the Trends

06:37 - How Big is This Problem?

09:37 - Deepfakes for Hacking

10:43 - A Real Story

12:38 - Using What's Real

14:11 - Beyond Cat & Mouse

17:02 - AI and the Law

19:29 - Tracing the Source

21:59 - Balancing Act

23:44 - Training or Expanding?

29:35 - An Attempt Was Made

32:04 - Keeping it Real

34:38 - A New Partnership!

35:59 - Find Justin and Paul online

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Website: identif-ai.com

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/identifai-llc

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Justin's LinkedIn: in/justin-marciano32/

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Paul's LinkedIn: in/paul-vann-b996b2120/

37:13 - Mentors

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Justin:

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Jeff Silver

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Martin Roche

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Paul:

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Paul Vann (Father)

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Jennifer Romeo

39:30 - Book Recommendations

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The Hardware Hacking Handbook - Colin O'Flynn and Jasper van Woudenberg

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 On the Origin of Time - Thomas Hertog

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

41:37 - Wrap Up & Outro

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