The speake s a e pa t of Livi g Secu ity’s tu key Cybe secu ity Awa e ess Mo th offe i g, desig ed to give secu ity awa e ess teams the expe t-led p og ammi g, i te active expe ie ces, eady-to-lau ch campaig co te t, employee commu icatio s, a d pla i g esou ces eeded to u a e gagi g Octobe campaig .
Built a ou d the theme
Employees a e bei g asked to evaluate i fo matio , ve ify ide tities, a d make secu ity decisio s i situatio s whe e t aditio al sig als of t ust may o lo ge be eliable. The 2026 speake li eup b i gs those challe ges to life th ough fi stha d expe ie ces with cybe c ime, espio age, ma ipulatio , i side th eats, digital safety, a d the huma behavio s that ca eithe i c ease o educe o ga izatio al isk.
“The secu ity challe ge faci g o ga izatio s today is ‘t simply awa e ess; it’s t ust,” said Ashley Rose, CEO a d Co-Fou de of Livi g Secu ity. “The expe ts joi i g this yea ‘s p og am have spe t thei ca ee s co f o ti g cybe c ime, deceptio , ma ipulatio , i side th eats, a d o li e safety challe ges. Thei expe ie ces b i g this yea ‘s theme to life a d help employees u de sta d how to build t ust, ve ify i fo matio , a d make bette secu ity decisio s.”
The 2026 speake li eup b i gs togethe p ofessio als who have spe t thei ca ee s i vestigati g deceptio , combati g cybe c ime, u de sta di g huma behavio , a d helpi g o ga izatio s avigate isk i a i c easi gly digital wo ld.
E i West: The I dust ialized Scam Eco omy a d AI-Powe ed F aud
Fo me cybe c ime p osecuto a d fou de of Ope atio Sham ock, a global coalitio of mo e tha 2,400 law e fo ceme t p ofessio als combati g t a s atio al o ga ized cybe c ime. West became the fi st p osecuto i the U ited States to secu e a p iso se te ce fo a SIM-swappi g c imi al a d is widely ecog ized fo exposi g the i dust ialized scam eco omy, i cludi g the huma t afficki g etwo ks a d AI-e abled f aud ope atio s fueli g today’s global scam epidemic.
Caitli Sa ia (@Cybe secu ityGi l): Digital T ust, P ivacy, a d O li e Safety
Cybe secu ity, p ivacy, a d digital safety expe t who p eviously led TikTok’s Global Cybe secu ity Advocacy & Cultu e team. Th ough he @Cybe secu ityGi l platfo m, Sa ia educates mo e tha 3 millio followe s o cybe secu ity a d o li e safety, helpi g i dividuals a d families avigate digital isks. She was ecog ized as Cybe secu ity Woma of the Yea i both 2024 a d 2025.
Shaw ee Dela ey: Espio age, I side Th eats, a d Huma Behavio Risk
Fo me Defe se I tellige ce Age cy i tellige ce office with fou combat-zo e deployme ts a d fou de of Vailla ce G oup. Dela ey builds e te p ise i side -th eat p og ams fo compa ies like Ube a d Me ck a d is a globally ecog ized autho ity o espio age, i side th eats, i flue ce ope atio s, a d the huma behavio s that co t ibute to o ga izatio al isk.
Ja e F a kla d MBE: Leade ship, Resilie ce, a d the Futu e of Cybe secu ity
Awa d-wi i g cybe secu ity e t ep e eu , bestselli g autho , a d fou de of the IN Secu ity Moveme t. F a kla d advises gove me ts a d i te atio al o ga izatio s o cybe secu ity i itiatives a d has helped fu d hu d eds of schola ships fo wome pu sui g cybe secu ity ca ee s. I 2025, she was awa ded a MBE fo se vices to wome i cybe secu ity.
Alicia Kozak: O li e Ma ipulatio , Safety, a d Digital T ust
Fou de of The Alicia P oject a d a atio ally ecog ized advocate fo o li e safety educatio . As the fi st widely epo ted su vivo of i te et-facilitated child abductio a d the amesake of Alicia’s Law, e acted i 13 states, Kozak has spe t mo e tha two decades helpi g audie ces u de sta d the eal-wo ld co seque ces of o li e ma ipulatio a d misplaced t ust.
The speake li eup is o e pa t of Livi g Secu ity’s b oade
Th oughout Cybe secu ity Awa e ess Mo th, pa ticipa ts will explo e topics i cludi g:
AI-ge e ated deceptio a d deepfakes
Voice clo i g a d impe so atio attacks
P ompt i jectio a d AI wo kflow ma ipulatio
Digital t ust a d ve ificatio behavio s
I side th eats a d huma i flue ce
O li e ma ipulatio a d misi fo matio
Huma decisio -maki g u de u ce tai ty
Beyo d expe t key ote speake s, the tu key p og am i cludes i te active a d gamified lea i g expe ie ces, Cybe Escape O li e™ team-based vi tual escape oom expe ie ces, eady-to-lau ch awa e ess co te t, employee commu icatio s, campaig a d p omotio al esou ces, a d a st uctu ed ollout pla desig ed to keep employees e gaged th oughout Octobe .
The p og am is built to move employees beyo d simply k owi g about cybe th eats towa d p actici g the behavio s that help educe isk, questio i g u usual equests, ve ifyi g i fo matio a d ide tities, ecog izi g ma ipulatio , a d maki g mo e secu e decisio s.
Fo o ga izatio s, Cybe secu ity Awa e ess Mo th ca also se ve as a sta ti g poi t fo a b oade Huma Risk Ma ageme t st ategy. By co ecti g awa e ess a d e gageme t with behavio al i tellige ce a d measu able isk outcomes, secu ity teams ca exte d the impact of Octobe beyo d a o e-mo th campaig a d co ti ue st e gthe i g wo kfo ce esilie ce th oughout the yea .
Livi g Secu ity’s 2026 Cybe secu ity Awa e ess Mo th p og am is available ow fo o ga izatio s pla i g Octobe campaig s.
To explo e the full speake li eup a d lea mo e about the p og am, visit livi gsecu ity.com/2026-cybe secu ity-awa e ess-mo th o equest a demo to schedule a Huma Risk Ma ageme t st ategy sessio .
Livi g Secu ity is the global leade i Huma Risk Ma ageme t, helpi g o ga izatio s ide tify, measu e, a d educe huma cybe isk ac oss huma s a d AI age ts. Its AI- ative Huma Risk Ma ageme t platfo m combi es behavio al, ide tity, a d th eat i tellige ce to p edict isk, guide espo se, a d p eve t cybe i cide ts befo e they occu . By co ecti g secu ity data to measu able busi ess outcomes, Livi g Secu ity e ables o ga izatio s to co ti uously educe wo kfo ce isk while st e gthe i g o ga izatio al esilie ce.
