The Defuse Podcast - The Art and Science or Feeling Safer

Social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting with Benjamin Barrontine

Philip Grindell MSc CSyP

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The Defuse Podcast with Benjamin Barrontine –  Social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting.

 In an increasingly digital age staying safe requires an understanding of how adversaries operate in order to build an operational system that works. 

In this podcast we hear from an expert who has used social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting offensively when targeting enemy forces and terrorists in covert combat operations and now uses his expertise defensively when protecting his global clients.


 Benjamin Barrontine spent 15 years in the US military. He initially served in the infantry soldier before moving into the Special Forces specialising in intelligence, social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting. He's has also worked with the NSA National Security Agency, the US Marshals Service, and NASA.

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