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Our panel of professionally trained, certified social engineers share attacker perspectives, tactics, and how to defend against them. These world–class, infosec speakers will engage your audience with more than fifteen different security awareness topics. Our infosec speakers are available for virtual, in-person, and hybrid, engagements.


Our Speakers

Dr. Abbie Maroño
Director of Education

Dr. Abbie Maroño
Director of Education
Dr. Abbie Maroño is both a scientist and a practitioner in the field of human behavior. Having completed her PhD in Psychology and Behavior analysis, Abbie became a Professor of Psychology at academic institutions by the age of 23. In 2022, Abbie was awarded an O-1 visa for extraordinary abilities in the sciences. As such, the United States Department of State recognized Dr. Abbie’s international acclaim and record of extraordinary achievements in the sciences as placing her in the top 1% of her field. Abbie is now the Director of Education at Social-engineer, LLC.
Abbie is an active member of internationally recognized research groups and was awarded reviewer of the year in 2020. Dr. Abbie is also a keynote speaker, trainer, and coach.

Shelby Dacko
Human Risk Analyst

Shelby Dacko
Human Risk Analyst
Shelby’s specialties include vishing, OSINT, and educational material production. Shelby’s most recent speaking engagement was at InfoSec World where she delivered a riveting talk entitled, “Understanding Vishing from the Attackers Perspective.” As an expert Visher, Shelby has conducted over 19,000 vishing calls. Doing so has enabled her to step into the perspective of an attacker and communicate to clients what needs to be done in order to protect themselves from such threats.

Josten Peña
Human Risk Analyst

Josten Peña
Human Risk Analyst
As a professional visher and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigator, Josten is fascinated by human behavior. His speeches focus on motivation for improvement and on the psychology involved.

Ryan MacDougall
Chief Operating Officer

Ryan MacDougall
Chief Operating Officer
Ryan is a sought-after speaker and trainer at Black Hat, DEF CON, DerbyCon, and private engagements on the topics of social engineering and open-source intelligence techniques.

Chris Hadnagy
CEO | Chief Human Hacker

Chris Hadnagy
CEO | Chief Human Hacker
As the foremost expert on the art, science, and psychology of social engineering, Chris founded Social-Engineer, LLC after recognizing the need to test, educate, and train users on the tactics of malicious attackers. He is the author of five books on the subject, a keynote speaker, trainer, and academic professor at University of Arizona - a NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO). Chris also serves as CEO of The Innocent Lives Foundation, an international 501(c)(3) that assists law enforcement in stopping crimes against children.