All Things Cyber Speakers

Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Cybertrauma and Cyber-Scammers these are just a few areas of concern for companies and individuals a like.

We work with a number of cyber related speakers that share their expertise in these fields or share their own personal experiences of cyber related issues and the lessons they have learned and what we should be aware off and possibly how to prevent incidents happening again.

BECKY HOLMES

Becky Holmes is an author, speaker on fraud and the creator of popular Twitter/X account @deathtospinach.

In 2020, having been on the receiving end of an annoying number of direct messages from online romance scammers, Becky started to enjoy wasting their time and publicly ‘outing’ their accounts. Five years later she is now a well-known expert on romance fraud, called upon by both professionals and the media. Her book, Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You, has received outstanding reviews from critics, journalists, comedians, counter-fraud professionals and everyday readers.

Becky uses humorous examples of her conversations with online fraudsters to shine a light on the darkest corners of the world of romance fraud. Examining the similarities between romance fraud and domestic abuse, she talks about coercive control and confirmation bias, gaslighting and shame. She also reveals the even lesser-known sides to this crime: human trafficking, voodoo and scammer pyramid schemes.

ALEX WOOD

Alex Wood is a Cybercrime, Social Engineering and Counter Fraud Speaker. From the age of 13 he toured the world as a violin soloist and performed under the greatest conductors of the modern era. At the age of 24 his career was abruptly halted by the onset of repetitive strain injury (RSI) in his right hand. Faced with mounting debts and no source of income, his criminal career began. His life spiralled out of control, culminating in several years spent in prison for dishonesty offences – everything from impersonating the 13th Duke of Marlborough to committing multi-million-pound cybercrime.

Alex Wood talks openly on his early years and what led him from a law-abiding life to committing increasingly serious financial crimes. Alex discusses his flawed decision making processes and speaks candidly about how he laundered the proceeds of his offences providing vital insights into how financial institutions can fight back. Alex offers also important insights into how AI is being used by criminal gangs to automate financial crime, with devastating effect, and offers advice on how this can be combatted.

CATHERINE KNIBBS

Catherine Knibbs is a Human Behaviour Technologist, Online Harms and Cybertrauma Consultant, Public Speaker, Author (of 5 books to date), Educator and TEDx Speaker.

Catherine Knibbs is a Child/Adult Trauma Psychotherapist in private practice. She works with global organisations regarding child sexual abuse material, Mental health and Immersive Technologies and the harms that can occur in the new digital spaces. She writes about and works with Cybertrauma, which is any trauma that occurs through an internet-ready device or medium. This is much more than Online Harms covers in its remit to date.

BENNETT ARRON

Bennett Arron is an award winning writer, and stand up comedian and speaker on Identity Theft, Fraud and GDPR.

Several years ago, Bennett was in serious debt. He owed thousands of pounds to phone companies, banks and department stores. Only it wasn’t him. Bennett was the first major victim of Identity Theft in the UK. The crime left him penniless and homeless.

Years later, Bennett wrote, directed and presented the Channel 4 Documentary How To Steal An Identity in which he stole the identity of the Home Secretary. The Documentary was described as ‘Fascinating and Disturbing’ and was ‘Pick of The Week’ in all the major press. Bennett was subsequently shortlisted for a BAFTA – and taken in for ‘questioning’ by Scotland Yard! As a result of the programme, the Driving Licence Application Form had to be changed.

IAN MURPHY

Ian Murphy is a cybersecurity expert, stand up comedian, and speaker who provides engaging and entertaining talks on the cyber world (for the tech-savvy and non tech-savvy)

Hailing from Liverpool, after his failed attempt to become a professional footballer Ian fell into security with a career that started in the early ’90s at the Ministry of Defence. He staggered drunkenly into the dot com bubble before worming his way into vendor land and a career in pre-sales and product management.

Before long he felt the pull of entrepreneurship and for the past 16 years, he has worked in many different industries and in many different security roles. His latest venture, CyberOff, breathes life into cyber security training. By creating unforgettable videos that help the non-tech savvy stay safe online by increasing their cyber smarts.

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