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Get ready for a deep dive into what cybersecurity professionals often refer to as the "8th Layer" of security: HUMANS. Welcome to 8th Layer Insights (8Li). This podcast is a multidisciplinary exploration into how the complexities of human nature affect security and risk. Author, security researcher, and behavior science enthusiast Perry Carpenter taps experts for their insights and illumination. Topics include cybersecurity, psychology, behavior science, communication, leadership, and more.
Feel First, Think Never: Your Emotions Are the Exploit
8th Layer Insights
13 minutes
5 months ago
Feel First, Think Never: Your Emotions Are the Exploit
If it made you panic, rage, or rush… it probably bypassed your cognitive defenses.
In the latest issue of Deceptive Minds, I dig into the dark cognitive malware of emotional hijacking: how scammers, manipulators, and even well-meaning voices use fear, urgency, outrage, and hope to short-circuit your critical thinking.
Inside:
🧠 Why your emotions beat your rational mind to the punch
📞 How scam messages and panic phishing bypass logic
📣 What viral rage-bait and fear-mongering have in common
🔥 Plus: how a single fire reshaped a nation — and how the “lie that felt true” still outperforms facts today
The stronger the feeling, the weaker the scrutiny.
Want the print version? It's available on LinkedIn or my website.
References:
The Great Moon Hoax: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/
Moon Shot: Race, a Hoax, and the Birth of Fake News: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news
The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-reichstag-fire-and-nazis-rise-power-180962240/
The Missile Gap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_gap
Episode 26 of The FAIK Files:
Listen here: https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/the-faik-files/36/notes
Watch here: https://youtu.be/2slM09Czy_s?si=D3ZotFEef3zdGbZA
Anthropic's Claude 4 Attempts to Blackmail a Researcher:
Claude 4 System Card: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/6be99a52cb68eb70eb9572b4cafad13df32ed995.pdf
Something Wild Happens If AI Looks Through Your Emails and Discovers You're Having an Affair: https://futurism.com/ai-email-affair
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8th Layer Insights
Get ready for a deep dive into what cybersecurity professionals often refer to as the "8th Layer" of security: HUMANS. Welcome to 8th Layer Insights (8Li). This podcast is a multidisciplinary exploration into how the complexities of human nature affect security and risk. Author, security researcher, and behavior science enthusiast Perry Carpenter taps experts for their insights and illumination. Topics include cybersecurity, psychology, behavior science, communication, leadership, and more.
