🎙️Inverted Product Management Podcast #8: Social Engineering – The Human Factor in Security🎙️

In this episode of the Inverted Product Management Podcast, hosts Jeroen Kemperman, Dana Kaufman, Dario Salice, and Tom Williamson dive deep into the world of social engineering and its impact on modern security practices. The panel shares real-world stories—from SIM swap scams to high-profile breaches—illustrating how attackers exploit human vulnerabilities rather than technical flaws.Key topics include:

• What social engineering is and why it’s so effective
• How attackers use urgency, pressure, and personal interaction to bypass security
• The importance of defense-in-depth and minimizing human decision points in critical flows
• Strategies for organizations to educate employees and build resilience against social engineering
• The evolving role of AI in both defending and attacking security systems

Whether you’re a product manager, security professional, or just curious about the human side of cybersecurity, this episode offers practical insights and actionable advice to help you protect your organization from the weakest link: people.🎧Listen, learn, and join the conversation!🎧Find us on LinkedIn, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music/Audible, and leave a message with your thoughts or questions.

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🎙️ Episode 7: Scraping, Extensions & the Shifting Threat Landscape – What Inverted PMs Need to Know 🎙️In this episode of the Inverted Product Management Podcast, hosts Dario, Dana, and Tom tackle the evolving world of web scraping and the surprising role browser extensions play in enabling abuse. Inspired by a recent discovery of a botnet embedded in Chrome extensions, the team explores: ✅ How attackers embed scraping into legitimate user traffic ✅ Why traditional anti-scraping defenses are no longer enough ✅ The importance of understanding attacker business models ✅ How to impose cost and disrupt adversary infrastructure ✅ The role of threat sharing and platform accountability ✅ Why security PMs must assume breach and plan for evolution

This episode references an interesting article you can find here on an innovative scraping attack vector: ⁠https://secureannex.com/blog/mellow-drama/

Whether you're defending a consumer app, managing enterprise risk, or building trust and safety tools, this episode offers practical insights and strategic frameworks for staying ahead of attacker innovation. 🎙️ Subscribe for more deep dives into the world of inverted product management!🔗 Join the conversation in the Inverted Product Management community on LinkedIn.Inverted PM LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12902712/#SecurityPM #ProductManagement #WebScraping #BrowserExtensions #Cybersecurity #InvertedPM #TrustAndSafety #ThreatModeling #abuseprevention Music by: BensoundLicense code: KQNVJHTWQEBEDSEA

🎙️ Episode 6: Using Cost to Defend Against Abuse – Strategic Friction in Security Product Management🎙️In this episode of Inverted Product Management Podcast, hosts Jeroen, Dario, and Dana explore how injecting cost into attacker journeys can disrupt abuse at scale—without alienating legitimate users.

From fake accounts to hijacked credentials, the team breaks down: ✅ How attackers operate like businesses—and how to break their margins ✅ Creative ways to impose cost: throttling, device locks, time delays, and more ✅ Balancing friction: minimizing impact on real users while maximizing pain for abusers ✅ Real-world examples of phone farms, crypto mining, and call center scams ✅ Why understanding attacker ROI is key to effective defenses ✅ How threat sharing and infrastructure disruption create durable protection Whether you're a security PM, fraud analyst, or product leader, this episode offers practical frameworks and fresh insights  into how cost-based thinking can reshape your defenses. 🎙️ Subscribe for more deep dives into the world of inverted product management!🔗 Join the conversation in the Inverted Product Management community on LinkedIn.Inverted PM LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12902712/#SecurityPM #ProductManagement #FraudPrevention #Cybersecurity #InvertedPM #ThreatModeling #TrustAndSafety #AbusePrevention #IdentityProtection Music by: BensoundLicense code: KQNVJHTWQEBEDSEA