Security Influencer, Phishing & DnD Training (with Kelsy Luengen)

Think your biggest security risks are zero-days and fancy exploits? In this episode of SEEK Bytes, Elliott, Will and criminologist-turned-security-influencer Kelsy Luengen unpack why humans – not tech – are still the easiest way into your systems, and how SEEK is using crime theory, data and even Dungeons & Dragons-style games to fight back. This episode's special guest: Kelsy Luengen (SEEK Security Influencer) Kelsey explains the full phishing family – email, SMS, QR “quishing”, phone scams, spear-phishing and whaling – and walks through how she turns SEEK engineers into “hackers” using Dungeons & Dragons-style games, escape rooms and level-five difficulty phishing simulations to make training fun, not finger-waggy. She also shares why a report-phishing button alone doesn’t change behaviour, what actually moves the needle, and how engineers can partner with security early so features don’t become social-engineering goldmines later on. In this episode you’ll learn: • How modern phishing really works (and why tech people still fall for it) – from fear-based emails and boss-impersonation to targeted attacks built from LinkedIn posts, podcasts and public data. • Why “awareness” isn’t enough – the limits of simple nudges and buttons, and how SEEK uses behaviour-changing experiences, metrics and relationships to build a lasting security culture. • What engineers can do today to level up security – thinking “crime prevention” in your designs, knowing when to call in security, and how a strong partnership lets you ship faster and safer. If you’re in software engineering, data, product, support, SRE, security or IT leadership, this episode will change how you think about security culture – and give you ideas for making secure behaviour stick in your team without boring slide decks and tick-box training. 👍 Follow the SEEK Bytes podcast so you never miss a new episode