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Kevin Conley: Thinking Like an Attacker and The Psychological Power of Deception

Our latest episode features Kevin Conley, Team Lead and Principal Security Engineer of the Deception Technology team at Riot Games, who has built their canary program from the ground up over the past few years. Kevin has spent years deploying and running deception at massive scale - protecting one of the world's largest gaming platforms with hundreds of millions of players. He brings practical experience from building the program and operating it day-to-day. In this episode, Kevin breaks down why thinking like an attacker is fundamental to effective canary placement, how to measure deception program success, and the psychological impact of deception on attackers. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:32 Defining terms: canaries, decoys, honeypots, and deception 03:40 Kevin's journey to leading deception at Riot Games 05:40 Adopting an attacker's perspective: the fundamental mindset shift 07:46 Why benign positives validate your canary placement 08:50 Catching malicious activity and discovering unexpected environment usage 15:06 Measuring success: coverage and validation 17:59 Blind red team exercises and attacker awareness 20:02 The psychological power of deception on attackers 24:29 Catching attackers early in the attack chain 25:51 The ROI case: deploying where traditional tools can't reach 29:57 What to communicate internally about your deception program 38:35 Why the honeypots misconception hurts deception teams 39:46 Making the case: why every security team should use canaries 41:48 When to adopt deception in your security journey 43:58 The future of deception: redefining it as active defense 46:47 Closing