Anton Angione
Anton is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) and a cybersecurity practitioner with 27+ years in threat intelligence, OSINT, and adversary profiling.
His approach is simple: Educate. Prepare. Test. Adapt. Repeat.
He believes strong security comes from creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance, not just tools.
A lifelong technologist, he focuses on practical, human-centred defence and community knowledge sharing.
Session
Attackers hack people, not just systems.
Phishing, vishing, deepfake, social engineering, and influence operations now bypass technical controls by exploiting psychology, trust, and cognitive bias.
The human mind has become the primary attack surface, yet most awareness training still focuses on passive compliance.
Web of Deception is an interactive workshop that builds practical, human-centred defences.
Through realistic scenarios, adversarial role-play, and collaborative challenges, participants learn how modern manipulation works, how deepfake and social engineering attacks succeed, and how to recognise deception under pressure.
Blending behavioural science, threat modelling, and creative problem-solving, the session develops adversarial thinking, emotional intelligence, and actionable techniques that can immediately strengthen teams and security culture.
A cryptic analytical challenge reinforces observation and lateral thinking throughout.
Because modern defence isn’t just technical, it’s cognitive.