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Dr. Rachael Tubbs

Rachael Tubbs hold a PhD. in Forensic Psychology. She specializes in the relationship between psychology and the world of ethical hacking.

Recent Posts

Why Social Engineering Works: Psychology and Practical Defenses

Social engineering works by exploiting trust, urgency, and familiar decision-making shortcuts. Attackers impersonate authority figures, offer unsolicited help, or manufacture ...
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AI-Enabled Attack Vectors: How Generative AI is Changing Cyberattacks

For years, cybercriminals have relied on automation to scale their attacks. Today, AI is enabling attackers to work faster, personalize attacks, generate code, analyze targets, ...
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From Script Kiddies to Cybercriminal Syndicates: How Hacker Psychology Evolves with Experience

The journey of an unethical hacker is rarely just a story of someone advancing their knowledge and technical skills. Rather, it’s more like a rewiring of their brain. What starts ...
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Regulating AI: What CISO's Need to Know from an Ethical Hacker’s Perspective

Boardroom conversations are shifting. AI is being rapidly adopted by companies around the world to optimize productivity, accelerate production lifecycles, and automate mundane ...
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AI vs. Human Hackers: Who Wins?

Working at an ethical hacking company means that team meetings, lunches, and social outings are filled with conversations on the latest tech, current tools and techniques for ...
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The Great Regression: The Security Implications of Removing E2EE from Meta

A Technical and Strategic Analysis of Privacy in the Post-Encryption Era
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Hacker Psychology: Key Motivations to Strengthen Cybersecurity Teams

As of December 2025, I recently obtained my PhD. in forensic psychology. You might be asking yourself, “why would someone in cybersecurity get a degree in forensic psychology?”
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How Psychology Can Help Build a Security Culture

Security trainings are not usually at the forefront of the minds of many organizations. At ISE, we not only prioritize security training for our staff, we offer it for other ...
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