Perry Carpenter

United States

Author & Cyber Evangelist @KnowBe4 & @8thLayerMedia. NEW PODCAST: @digiFolklorePod: monsters, memes, internet urban legends, conspiracies, viral crazes & more.

Articles

AI-driven Deception and its Threat to Business

1 week ago | cybersecurity-magazine.com | Perry Carpenter

Deepfakes and disinformation are fueling fraud and business risks. Powered by advancements in large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence can create realistic images, cloned voices, deepfake videos, and other forms of content. As such, anyone can create content with such ease that the World Economic Forum warns that, by 2026, approximately 90% of online content is will be synthetically produced.
Agentic AI’s Tailored Approach To Awareness Training

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist for KnowBe4, a cybersecurity platform that addresses human risk management. I’m sure you’ve been hearing a ton about artificial intelligence lately. Most of that is fueled by all the buzz around what’s known as “Generative AI” (GenAI). But have you heard of agentic AI?
How Scammers Use the 3N Model to Deceive Users

1 month ago | finextra.com | Perry Carpenter

Let’s face it, we live in a world where technology reigns. And, in this world, senior leaders face increasingly sophisticated scams targeting both their personal and organisational assets. Understanding the mindset of the “bad players” behind these deceptions is your first line of defense. Cybercriminals don’t only target your technology. They know that your weakest line of defense is human nature. With this knowledge, they focus on exploiting certain vulnerabilities that we, as humans, have.
Council Post: Five Novel Phishing Tactics To Beware Of—And How To Protect Your Company

Jan 23, 2025 | forbes.com | Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist for KnowBe4, developer of Security Awareness Training & Phishing Simulation tools. A fake email from a bank, a message that appears from a close friend, someone impersonating a senior executive over a phone call—phishing attacks have come a long way, with scammers innovating new ways to fool people. Below are some novel phishing techniques that have surfaced in recent months:1.
5 Cyberattacks that Rocked Financial Services in 2024

Jan 21, 2025 | finextra.com | Perry Carpenter

More than 90% of 2024 breaches were financially motivated. No surprise that the banking and financial services industry and insurance (BFSI) is a top target for cybercriminals. Let’s explore five major attacks that rocked the industry in 2024, exploring methods used by threat actors, the resulting impact on affected organizations, and key security takeaways from these breaches.
Thinking Like Hackers To Build Stronger Defenses

Jan 13, 2025 | informationsecuritybuzz.com | Perry Carpenter

As we hit the two-year anniversary of the release of ChatGPT, we see that businesses across all sectors have started adopting generative AI tools to create content of all kinds. But many are discovering that these tools have capabilities that go far beyond writing blog posts or creating stunning images. These tools can think, ideate, and offer advice and recommendations for a wide range of business issues based on analysis of massive amounts of data.
Council Post: Improve Your Organization's Media Literacy In The Age Of AI

Dec 13, 2024 | forbes.com | Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist for KnowBe4, developer of Security Awareness Training & Phishing Simulation tools. Salacious stories about celebrities and politicians. A political party sent a Hurricane to Florida. Vaccines will make you grow a third arm. Lasers caused California wildfires. Gravity is not real, and Earth is flat. If you spend much time online or on social media, chances are you’ve seen these types of claims and more.
Council Post: How Fake IT Worker Scams Exploit Remote Hiring Practices

Nov 13, 2024 | forbes.com | Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist for KnowBe4, developer of Security Awareness Training & Phishing Simulation tools. In July 2024, my company, a leader in cybersecurity awareness training, went public with how it accidentally hired a North Korean threat actor. This wasn’t the first time a U.S.-based company was defrauded by remote fraud, including being targeted specifically by North Korean IT workers.
The Deceptive Media Era: Moving Beyond "Real vs. Fake"

Nov 7, 2024 | blog.knowbe4.com | Perry Carpenter

As society grapples with the rapid advancement of AI and synthetic media, we've been asking the wrong question. The focus on whether content is "real or fake" misses the more crucial question: "Is this media deceptive?"This shift in perspective is essential because we're witnessing an unprecedented gap between human adaptability and technological advancement, particularly in how we process and verify information.
Council Post: The Liar's Dividend: How AI Is Reshaping Truth In Business Communications

Oct 2, 2024 | forbes.com | Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist for KnowBe4, developer of Security Awareness Training & Phishing Simulation tools. Some experts have shared concerns that public figures could take advantage of the widely known capability of artificial intelligence technology to generate false images, voices and other synthetic content. It’s a concept referred to as the "liar’s dividend," a term coined by Bobby Chesney and Danielle Citron in 2019.