Cognitive Inoculation: Winn Schwartau and the Metawar

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! This week, we're sharing our interview with Winn Schwartau! Winn Schwartau is a respected authority in information security and one of the earliest voices to warn about the risks of cyberwarfare. With a career spanning decades, he’s written extensively on topics like critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, time-based security, and the human factors behind digital threats. His work has shaped the way governments and organizations think about cybersecurity today. You should check out his book The Art & Science of Metawar: How to Coexist With AI-Driven Reality Distortion, Disinformation, & Addiction in the Metaverse! ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠https://faik.to/discord Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices