Chris Glanden

MINDGAME

What you believe can be overwritten in seconds. That’s the power mentalists exploit, and the weakness that cybercriminals weaponize. This session reveals how perception is shaped, how influence steers decision-making, and how those same psychological dynamics underpin today’s most effective social engineering attacks. Through on-screen demonstrations and real-world parallels, you’ll see how attackers use the art of mentalism to deceive and how defenders can apply similar techniques to strengthen awareness and resilience. In the end, it challenges you to see beyond the illusion and rethink what it truly means to defend the mind.