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PODCASTS
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The Security Guy and the CIA Spy Podcast
June 2021 - Present
Security Expert Robert Siciliano and former CIA Intelligence Officer Peter Warmka talk openly about outsmarting hackers, scammers, and other cybercriminals.
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THE ACTION CATALYST
Action Catalyst Update - Peter Warmka
October 31st, 2023
Peter Warmka, former CIA agent, professor at Webster University, and the founder of the Counterintelligence Institute, returns to the podcast with updates on protecting your business and professional networking tools from bad actors utilizing the latest in AI, how safeguards against fraud have potentially lead to more fraud, and what upcoming events on the calendar could signal an uptick in scams.
GAVIN STONE (DECLASSIFIED)
Peter Warmka & Gavin Stone discuss working for the CIA, Cyber security & Counter intelligence secret
September 6th, 2023
Peter Warmka & Gavin Stone discuss working for the CIA, Cyber security & Counter intelligence secrets. Social engineering and how spies 'Spot' and recruit their targets.
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Confessions of a CIA Spy
SECURITY CONFIDENTIAL
February 2023
Peter Warmka is a Keynote Speaker, Author, Cybersecurity/Insider Threat Consultant, Founder of Counterintelligence Institute, and a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he specialized in clandestine HUMINT (human intelligence) collection.
June 2nd, 2022
Confessions of a Spy with Peter Warmka
Peter Warmka was looking for a job with some excitement and accidentally became a CIA spy. He reveals exactly what the selection process was like and how he was trained to target specific insiders and exploit their vulnerabilities to gain sensitive info. And he’ll tell you how to do it too!
The Art of Human Hacking
February 22nd, 2022
Peter and Southwestern CEO Dustin Hillis discuss the biggest threats facing the nation as well as individuals and public & private companies of all sizes and how to protect yourself, and cover the next generation of targeted phishing known as “spear phishing”, deception campaigns & the role of the media, and the cybersecurity threats of the future.
Finding targets of opportunity
April 2021
Guest Peter Warmka joins Dave to talk about how insider targets are chosen and assessed.
RANE INSIGHTS ON SECURITY WITH BRIAN LYNCH
Human Threats to Organizations
November 11th, 2020
Some people allocate significant resources to address insider threats without a clear understanding of how and why their trusted employees, contractors, and business associates could undertake an action which could result in serious financial and reputational damages to the firm.
RANE INSIGHTS ON SECURITY WITH BRIAN LYNCH
Insider Threats
September 11th, 2020
Peter Warmka and Brian Lynch discuss the motivations and objectives behind attempted breaches by foreign intelligence services, criminal groups, industrial competitors, activists, and other threat actors.