Cyber Confessions with Cybersecurity Girl

Think your private life is safe? Think again. In this episode of Cyber Confessions, host Caitlin Sarian (Cybersecurity Girl) and Adaptive Security CEO Brian Long reveal how AI uses a single LinkedIn URL to uncover your family’s deepest secrets, even things you’ve never officially posted.
From AI voice cloning to $1 million crypto thefts, the rules of digital safety have changed. Brian shares chilling stories of how "data brokers" and Large Language Models (LLMs) are being used to map your life and drain your accounts in seconds.
Inside this Episode:
The LinkedIn Trap: How ChatGPT found an engineer’s daughter’s name and his dog using only a profile URL a 20-second-old job posting.

The Death of the Voicemail: Why you must change your greeting immediately to prevent AI Deepfakes.

The "Flight Scam": How attackers use your airport social media posts to target your family while you're offline at 30,000 feet.

Data Brokers Exposed: Why companies are allowed to sell your SSN, IP address, and location history.

The Million Crypto Theft: A play-by-play of how a smart executive lost everything in 15 seconds.

The Office Scam: Why a new hire on their first day and their manager bought $5,000 in gift cards for his CEO

Guest Bio: Brian Long is the CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Security, a leader in protecting businesses from GenAI phishing, smishing, and deepfake threats.

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In this episode of Cyber Confessions, host Caitlin Sarian (Cybersecurity Girl) sits down with Tito Sestito, CEO and Co-Founder of HiddenLayer. Tito shares a "no sleep" story from the early days of starting the company: a high-stakes crisis where threat actors reverse-engineered AI models and sold them on the dark web.
We also explore the bizarre side of cyber history—from 2005-era hackers who forced victims to pass environmental quizzes to unlock their data , to modern risks where AI is given the authority to act as a human being.
Inside this episode:
The AI Reverse-Engineering Crisis: Tito’s account of the four-month mission to put out an AI-driven fire.

Quizzes for Ransom: The "hilarious" historical era where multi-billion dollar companies couldn't access their data until they passed a cybersecurity test.

The $1 Car Hack: How a professional red teaming engagement tricked an AI chatbot into selling a car for $1.

The "Dirty Laundry" Rule: Why you should never tell an AI anything you wouldn’t want a federal agent or the public to know.

AI and the Future of Work: Why Tito believes 9% of the US workforce, specifically drivers, face immediate risk from AI displacement.

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In this episode of Cyber Confessions, host Caitlin Sarian (Cybersecurity Girl) sits down with Andy Piazza, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. Andy reveals how the most sophisticated technical security in the world was outsmarted by a simple human "vibe check."
We dive into a shocking Business Email Compromise (BEC) story where a fraudulent banking transfer was stopped not by a firewall, but because a friend’s email tone was missing its usual "bubbly" energy and signature emojis.
Inside this episode:
The "Bubbly" Red Flag: How human intuition caught a scam that security tools missed.

North Korean Infiltration: The reality of "Wage Mold," where nation-state operators are getting hired as remote IT workers inside Western companies.

The Danger of "Vibe Coding": Why rushing to build apps with AI is creating massive security holes.

Jailbreaking LLMs: How scammers trick AI into dumping sensitive customer data.

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In this episode of Cyber Confessions, host Caitlin Sarian talks with Fergus Hay, Co-Founder and CEO of The Hacking Games. Fergus shares surprising stories about how many modern hackers are actually kids, not adults in faraway countries. He explains how gaming platforms often become the first place young people discover exploits, build skills, and sometimes cross lines they do not fully understand.

Fergus highlights real examples, from a twelve-year-old exploiting Roblox to another twelve-year-old who hacked Microsoft and ended up with a custom bug bounty program. He also explains how The Hacking Games works to guide this talent toward ethical hacking and safer futures.
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