Layer 8 Podcast

About Layer 8 Podcast

Welcome to the Layer 8 Podcast season 5! This season we’ll have conversations with social engineers and OSINT investigators who will tell their stories. We hope you enjoy them.

Publisher

Layer 8 Conference

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Dec 2019

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

34 of 149 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Episode 148: Dr. Abbie Maroño

   Dr. Abbie Maroño (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drabbiemarono/) is a behavioral scientist and the Director of Education for Social Engineer, LLC. She frequently consults on body language, non-verbals and public speaking, all using data backed by science. She is a frequent contributor on Court TV and consults with attorneys on questioning techniques. She also wrote "The Upper Hand: Mastering Persuasion and Getting What You Want with the Science of Social Engineering (https://www.abbiemarono.com/books)" You can learn more about Dr. Abbie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/doctorabbieofficial/ (https://www.instagram.com/doctorabbieofficial/) or TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorabbieofficial (https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorabbieofficial)

2. 

   25 May 2026

   Episode 147: John Bejakovic

   John Bejakovic is a business copywriter who writes a daily newsletter at bejakovic.com (https://bejakovic.com/), an online journal and wrote a book about influence techniques that he has learned. He acknowledges the work of Robert Cialdini and then builds on Cialdini's work. His book, with the shortened title "The 10 Commandments of Con Men... (https://www.amazon.com/Commandments-Copywriters-Propagandists-Oscar-Winning-Screenwriters/dp/B0F8H93KXX/)" gives 10 different influence techniques along with stories, research and John's own experience in learning and using these techniques. These are all areas that any social engineer can use to enhance their own skills.

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   18 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 146: Social Engineering Capture the Flag at Layer 8

   John Costa and Jordan Saleh discuss their creation of the Layer 8 Conference's social engineering capture the flag competition, sharing insights into CTF design and their thought process.

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Episode 146: Social Engineering Capture the Flag at Layer 8

Published 18 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We've altered a few CTFs at this point, and we kind of see that there's some challenges where you think in your head, man, this is going to kind of keep people stumped for the entire weekend, and then it gets solved by A team that ends up solving that and not really any other challenges within the rest of the CTF. We certainly are tailoring it to kind of that wide spectrum. And, you know, we realize not everyone who comes in to the conference in the CTF is going to be a pro and industry professional. Keeping this sort of underlying theme that, you know, it's a marathon, not a sprint. If you don't finish CTF, if you don't win, you still came, you still tried. you still learn something new. […]

Who has been a guest on Layer 8 Podcast

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• John Costa
• Jordan Saleh
• Christina Lekati
• Rosa Rowles
• Sagi Brody

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YouTube views

29,538

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

90

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