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Turning Sheep Into Wolves: Brian Brushwood’s Plan to Defend Against the Scampocalypse

What if the next great cybersecurity defense came from magicians?


Our guest this week, Brian Brushwood, has spent 25 years studying how humans deceive — and how that same skill can be used to protect people instead of tricking them.


He argues that the way we train employees today — videos, quizzes, and fake phishing tests — only engages their slow, rational brain.


But real protection happens in the fast, instinctive brain — the part that senses something’s “off.”


That’s why he’s on a mission to “turn sheep into wolves.” 🐺


By using playful deception, role play, and magic, he wants people to experience what it feels like to be fooled — so they’ll recognize it instantly when it happens for real.


The age of AI-powered scams is here — the Scampocalypse is coming.

And Brian’s plan might just be the bold rethink we need.


Check out the premier tomorrow at 10/16 at 9:30 AM EST.


🎙️ Turning Sheep Into Wolves: Brian Brushwood’s Plan to Defend Against the Scampocalypse



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