The Psychology Behind Why Smart People Still Click

My guest today, John Just, Global Educator with Know Be 4, has trained millions of learners across seventy thousand organizations worldwide.

Real cybercrime stories. AI threats. Ransomware attacks. Social engineering tactics that are working against you right now.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Know Before Platform Overview: Security Awareness Training That Actually Works
02:30 Phish Alert Button: How Employees Stop Real Attacks in Real Time
05:30 Law Firm Nearly Wires $1M to Hackers: Stopped by Training
07:00 Social Engineering Is the Top Breach Vector: Why Tech Alone Fails
09:30 Building a Security Culture: Flip the Weakest Link Myth
12:00 Psychology Behind Phishing Simulations: Why the Gotcha Approach Backfires
14:30 AI-Powered Threats: Spear Phishing Is Now Scalable and Cheap
17:00 Voice Cloning and Deepfakes: The New Face of Social Engineering
19:30 Gamifying Security: Rewards, Reporting, and Real Culture Change
21:30 Inside Man Series: Hollywood-Quality Cybersecurity Training Content
24:00 KSAT Platform and Security Culture Survey: Measure What Matters
25:30 ADA AI Orchestration Agent: Personalized Security Training at Scale
28:00 K-12 and University Cybersecurity: Protecting Schools on Shoestring Budgets
30:30 Deepfake Simulation Tool: Train Employees Using Your Own CEO's Face
33:00 How to Run Phishing Tests Without Destroying Employee Trust
35:00 KnowBefore Con, Inside Man Season 7, and What's Coming Next

Hosted by David Dean Mauro — experienced former trial lawyer, AI Security Advisor, FBI InfraGard member, VP of NetGain Technologies and Author, Moving Target Trilogy Book Series (#1 Amazon Hot New Release 2026).

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