EP 6: Hacked Minds—How GenAI Exploits Human Bias in Social Engineering

Hacking code is hard. Hacking minds is easier. With deepfakes, AI-crafted invoices, and hyper-real phishing, social engineers are faster and harder to spot—and their target is the same: your company’s money.

Dr. Jessica Barker, a global authority on the psychology of cybersecurity, focuses on the human vulnerabilities AI preys on. She explains how bias makes employees susceptible to manipulation and shows practical ways to apply psychology, sociology, and neuroscience to strengthen daily decisions across cyber and finance teams.

She also exposes the psychology of silos and how divisions between these teams create the very blind spots social engineers rely on, and what leaders can do to shut them down.

You’ll learn:

•  Which human biases AI exploits to bypass finance and security teams

•  How siloed decision-making makes teams easier to manipulate

•  A smarter way to train teams with behavior-focused defense