Insider threat training
Show your people how insiders get targeted and recruited. Training comes from former CIA, DIA and FBI officers, including case officers who recruited spies and security leaders who have built corporate insider threat programs.
Shawnee DelaneyEx DIA clandestine case officerHas built insider threat programs for major Fortune 500 companies.
Ryan HillsbergEx CIA operations officerWas the global security operations representative for Amazon's enterprise-wide Insider Threat program.
James LawlerEx CIA senior officerSpecialized in recruiting foreign spies at CIA and is a noted speaker on insider threats in government and industry.
What your team learns
Each subject is taught by an expert who did this work for an intelligence agency, the military or a global company. These are sessions they already deliver; we shape the mix around your team.
How spies target and recruit insiders
Why some employees become targets, how an approach is made, and the signs colleagues can learn to spot and report.
Inside the Shadows: A Spy's Guide to Understanding Espionage and Protecting Your Organization
Taught by Shawnee Delaney, Ex DIA clandestine case officer
Insider Threats and Human Espionage
Taught by James Lawler, Ex CIA senior officer
Social engineering and human hacking
The pretexts, social media research and manipulation techniques that spies and other threat actors use to breach security through people.
Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking
Taught by Peter Warmka, Ex CIA undercover officer
Protecting IP and trade secrets
How corporate espionage and nation-state actors go after intellectual property, and why counterintelligence belongs in every security program.
Stealing Innovation: Understanding the Threat of Corporate Espionage and Intellectual Property Theft
Taught by Shawnee Delaney, Ex DIA clandestine case officer
They ARE Coming for You: Nation-states and intellectual property theft
Taught by Nic McKinley, Ex CIA officer & USAF pararescueman
Stress, behavior and early warning signs
How personal stress can turn a trusted employee into an insider threat, and how managers and HR can step in early.
The Stress Connection: How Stress Can Create Insider Threats
Taught by Shawnee Delaney, Ex DIA clandestine case officer
Interviewing and detecting deception
Interviewing, elicitation and deception analysis for the investigators, HR and audit teams who handle insider cases.
Detecting Deception: How to Spot Lies and Get the Truth
Taught by Lena Sisco, Ex DoD interrogator & Naval intel officer
Building the insider threat program
Program design and lifecycle controls, from onboarding to offboarding, taught by people who have built and run these programs.
From Onboarding to Offboarding: Mastering the Art of Employment Lifecycle Management
Taught by Shawnee Delaney, Ex DIA clandestine case officer
Insider threat and how to mediate the threat
Taught by John R. Seeger, Ex CIA division chief of operations
Built for everyone an insider could reach
All employees
Awareness training on how insiders are targeted, so staff recognize an approach and know how to report it.
Managers and HR
Spotting stress and behavior changes early, and handling hiring, onboarding and offboarding with insider risk in mind.
Security and insider risk teams
Program design, investigations and interviewing skills from former case officers and interrogators.
Executives and boards
A briefing on corporate espionage and nation-state threats to intellectual property, from people who ran operations.
Your insider threat trainers
Case officers, an interrogator, an FBI senior officer and corporate security leaders who have seen insider threats from both sides.
- DIAThis decorated Clandestine Case Officer and insider threat expert now helps protect global corporations, develop leaders and improve culture.Shawnee DelaneyEx DIA clandestine case officerExpert on human / insider risk, cybersecurity, insider threat program development, counterintelligence, surveillance, artificial intelligence and leadership
- CIAThis Ex CIA operations officer has decades of experience with insider threats, corporate security, and espionage.Ryan HillsbergEx CIA operations officerExpert on corporate security, insider threat, espionage, executive recruiting, parenting
- CIAThis recipient of CIA's Trailblazer Award was key to the disruption of the most dangerous nuclear weapons network in history.James LawlerEx CIA senior officerExpert on insider threats, WMDs, counterintelligence, security
- CIA
Since retirement, this former CIA senior officer has developed training for the intelligence community and Special Operations forces.John R. SeegerEx CIA division chief of operationsExpert on counterintelligence, insider threats, counterterrorism, unit leadership - CIA
This former CIA officer shares lessons learned from breaching security of target organizations overseas for over two decades.Peter WarmkaEx CIA undercover officerExpert on cybersecurity, social media, social engineering, human hacking - DoD
This master of deception detection, body language & rapport development was an interrogator after 9/11 at GTMO.Lena SiscoEx DoD interrogator & Naval intel officerExpert on interviewing, deception, leadership, change management, entertainment - FBI & CIA
This seasoned Intelligence & security advisor held leadership positions at the FBI, CIA and the EPA.Timothy Patrick Gill Sr.Ex FBI senior officer & CIA deputy chiefExpert on risk, insider threats, behavioral analysis, cybersecurity, social media - CIA
This former U.S. Special Ops and CIA pro fuses counterintelligence methods with tech to solve big problemsNic McKinleyEx CIA officer & USAF pararescuemanExpert on leadership, intelligence, conflict resolution, human trafficking
What audiences say
"Beginning with Ryan's first story, the audience was hooked. He helped us clearly see why insider threat actors are so dangerous and why each member of the audience was a potential target."
Chad Butler
Information Security leader, The Walt Disney Company, on Ryan Hillsberg
"Our attendees were literally on the edge of their seats as Peter demonstrated numerous examples of social engineering techniques utilized by spies and other threat actors to breach security. We hope to get him back for future conferences."
Jacquie Brooks
Director of Human Resources, S.I. Goldman Company, Inc., on Peter Warmka
"Incorporating her deep experience running cloak-and-dagger espionage operations in war zones and protecting U.S. critical infrastructure, Delaney delivers highly organized presentations and comprehensive training curriculum using the best cyber security practices."
Daniel Hoffman
Ex senior executive Clandestine Services officer and station chief, CIA, on Shawnee Delaney
Insider threat training questions
More on SPYEX training, consulting and risk assessment and mitigation.
Insider threat training teaches employees, managers and security teams how people inside an organization get targeted, recruited or pressured into causing harm, deliberately or by accident, and what to do about it. SPYEX sessions are taught by former intelligence officers who ran these operations themselves.
Former intelligence and security officers, including Shawnee Delaney (ex DIA clandestine case officer), Ryan Hillsberg (ex CIA operations officer), James Lawler (ex CIA senior officer), John R. Seeger (ex CIA division chief of operations), Peter Warmka (ex CIA undercover officer), Lena Sisco (ex DoD interrogator) and Timothy Patrick Gill Sr. (ex FBI senior officer and CIA deputy chief).
Sessions can be shaped for all employees, for managers and HR, for security and insider risk teams, or as a briefing for executives and boards. Tell us who will be in the room and we will match the expert and topic to them.
Yes. Alongside training, SPYEX arranges keynotes and speaking engagements. Several of our insider threat experts speak regularly at conferences and company events.
Yes. SPYEX also arranges consulting. Shawnee Delaney has built insider threat programs for major Fortune 500 companies, and our consulting work covers insider risk and cybersecurity.
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