Robert Siciliano
Robert Siciliano is an American security expert, private investigator, speaker, and public commentator whose work focuses on fraud prevention, identity protection, and the human side of cyber risk. He is the CEO of Safr.Me and Head Trainer at Protect Now, where he helps organisations and individuals strengthen their defences against scams, impersonation, social engineering, and AI-enabled deception.
With more than 30 years of experience in personal and organisational security, Robert has built a reputation for translating complex risks into practical, accessible guidance. He is the bestselling author of five books and a widely recognised media commentator whose work helps people understand how trust, familiarity, urgency, and routines are exploited by criminals in both digital and physical settings.
His books include:
- The Safety Minute: How To Be Safe In The Streets At Home And Abroad So You Can Save Your Life! (1996)
- The Safety Minute: Living on High Alert; How to Take Control of Your Personal Security and Prevent Fraud (2003)
- 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Identity Was Stolen (2011)
- 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Your Mobile Device Was Hacked (2012)
- Identity Theft Privacy: Security Protection and Fraud Prevention (2018)
Rather than treating cyber security as a purely technical or compliance problem, Robert argues that some of the most serious vulnerabilities emerge at the human layer, when attackers manipulate behaviour to bypass safeguards. That perspective has made his work especially relevant at a time when phishing, executive impersonation, deepfakes, and AI-driven fraud are becoming more convincing, more scalable, and more difficult to detect.
Robert brings to The International Risk Podcast a clear and practical perspective on how organisations can move beyond passive awareness training and build security cultures that are personal, behavioural, and resilient.
