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Alethe Denis to Deliver Keynote at 5th Annual Layer 8 Conference

Date:
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Location:
George Sherman Union, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Meet the Bishop Fox Team at Layer 8 Conference 2025!

The Layer 8 Conference returns on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Boston University, bringing together professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts to explore the latest in social engineering and OSINT. With two focused tracks and an outstanding speaker lineup, this is one of the most accessible and unique security conferences of the year.

We’re especially excited that Alethe Denis of Bishop Fox will be delivering a keynote alongside Rae Baker — both bringing powerful insights from the front lines of red teaming and cyber investigations.

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Title: Hijacking Autopilot: The Reticular Activating System (RAS) and the Art of Capturing Attention

Alethe will explore how the brain’s Reticular Activating System (RAS) filters information — and how social engineers can exploit it to bypass awareness and capture attention. Expect practical insights into perception manipulation and cognitive blind spots in security behavior.

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your offensive security skills, learn real-world OSINT tactics, or just connect with a passionate community of practitioners, Layer 8 delivers high-value content in an approachable setting. 

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When: Saturday, June 14, 2025 (Trainings June 12–13)
Where: George Sherman Union, Boston University

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About the speaker, Alethe Denis

Senior Security Consultant

Alethe Denis is a Senior Security Consultant at Bishop Fox. She is best known for social engineering, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and performing security assessments and trainings for both the private and public sectors with emphasis on critical infrastructure organizations. Alethe was awarded a DEF CON Black Badge at DEF CON 27 for Winning the 10th annual Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) contest. Using both OSINT and Social Engineering skills, she compromised her target Fortune 500 company using just a telephone. She, along with her teammates, received a bronze, silver, most valuable OSINT, and black badge award from a series of TraceLabs capture-the-flag contests, including first place in

She’s a frequent conference speaker and podcast guest, including speaking at DerbyCon, BsidesSF and ConINT, as well as an appearance on the TraceLabs, Layer 8 Conference, and Darknet Diaries podcasts.

Alethe is always focused on giving back to the information and cybersecurity community, including her work conducting free Security Awareness Trainings and hosting workshops for people who want to get into the cybersecurity industry.

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