
Episode 24: The Human Blind spot
What if the biggest security risk isn't your software, but your instinct to trust? In this episode security analyst, best-selling author and "strategic human firewall" architect Robert Siciliano explains how criminals use AI, deepfakes and voice cloning to exploit what he calls the human blind spot. He also shares why traditional phishing training falls short and a simple playbook for breaking the fake. Robert closes with his own "Oh hell no" moment: a convincing fake Google Security call that nearly fooled him. Key topics How a 1995 hack led Robert to a 30-plus-year career in security awareness The human blind spot: how scammers weaponize trust and manufactured urgency Deepfakes, voice cloning and the $25 million Hong Kong video-call fraud Pig butchering scams and the human trafficking behind them Why phishing simulations aren't enough, and what "security appreciation" means The Triple A protocol: analyze, authenticate, act Robert's "oh hell no" moment: the fake Google Security call Connect with Robert: protectnowlc.com and LinkedInThe brief from Editor described a different episode (an early online encyclopedia with Wes). It didn't match this edit's transcript, so I wrote from the transcript. Robert's last name is spelled "Siciliano" throughout, though the transcript sometimes shows it as "Scilliano".This is a draft only. Nothing has been published or changed in Captivate.











