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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.
Ok. This one's pretty uncomfortable. It's about the lies we tell ourselves and why we believe them.
We all like to think we’re rational. But the truth is, our minds are masters of defense... not just against deception, but against discomfort.
In this issue, I explore the mental machinery behind "motivated reasoning" and "cognitive dissonance." These are mechanisms we use to try to protect ourselves from inconvenient facts.
🔍 Why we reject information that threatens identity
🛡️ How our beliefs start defending themselves
🎭 Why feeling right often beats being right
This theme hits at the core of the Deceptive Minds mission: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it.
Want to check out the print version? You can get here as a LinkedIn newsletter. Or you can subscribe to the email version on my website: https://TheDeceptionProject.com
Anything you'd like me to cover in a future edition?
Stay sharp,
— Perry
hello [at] 8thLayerMedia [dot] com
Other references for this issue:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repressed_memory
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/about/index.html
Jessica Barker's newsletter: Human Nature of Cyber Security: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7312575416190255104/
Jessica Barker's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-barker/
The FAIK FILES Audio version here: https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/the-faik-files/38/notes
FAIK FILES YouTube version: https://youtu.be/Sy67tVZ_OVk
Apple's controversial research paper: https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf
Nate Jones' thoughts on the Apple paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tYAvjkOQk
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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.
