Ep. 230 - Human Element Series - Propaganda Branding and Social Media with Ryan McBeth

Today we are joined by Ryan McBeth. Ryan is a software architect, novelist, triathlete, and YouTuber.  He makes videos on YouTube about Programming, Cybersecurity, OSINT and Military topics. Ryan spent 20 years as an anti-armor and heavy weapons infantryman with two overseas deployments. He also spent time performing C4ISR intelligence collection for various government customers and currently consults on intelligence collection and analysis methods. [Oct 9, 2023]   00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Intro Links -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/ -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/ -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/ -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/ -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/ -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                                 02:40 - Ryan McBeth Intro                                                           03:17 - Military-Grade OSINT                                                      06:14 - Propaganda                                                         10:16 - Emotional Triggers                                                            12:15 - Branding as Propaganda                                                19:12 - Modern Propaganda                                                       21:57 - The Power of Agency                                                      24:22 - The Product is You!                                                          26:56 - The Fifth Domain                                                               29:53 - Battlefield Shaping                                                           33:58 - A Successful Campaign                                                   36:14 - Deceptive Image Persuasion                                                        41:54 - Mentors               -          Father                                   44:44 - Book Recommendations -          The Field Guide to Understanding ‘Human Error’ - Sidney Dekker 47:18 - Find Ryan McBeth online                                                               -          Substack:  ryanmcbeth.substack.com/ -          YouTube: @RyanMcBethProgramming -          Instagram: @therealryanmcbeth -          Twitter: @ryanmcbeth -          Website: ryanmcbeth.com 47:36 - Guest Wrap Up & Outro -          www.social-engineer.com -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org