Level up your social engineering approach
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Black Box Improv Security provides targeted, proven skill growth for professional social engineers.
We bring unique insight into the challenges of social engineering, with years of experience in both cyber / information security and improvisational theater performance and training.
Improv isn’t really about being funny - it’s about creating a useful world and bringing people along with us as we do it. “Funny” is what happens on stage as a by-product of doing that well. For social engineering, the by-product of that same process is a successful engagement.
Talk to us about how to level up what you do after the OSINT.
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Familiarity with the skills and tactics of improv isn’t only helpful for social engineers.
Today, recognizing when someone is trying to “yes, and” you along is the job of anyone who receives emails, phone calls, text messages, etc.
Black Box Improv Security also offers our training with the lens of recognizing and countering social engineering attacks.
Talk to us about your social engineering security awareness needs.
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social engineering red / purple team training focused on improv skills
individual coaching for social engineers trying to grow in their career
large or small team corporate security awareness training
all services are customized to the needs and goals of our clients
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Kevin Carter, CISO and improvisor
Bryan Lakatos, CISSP and improvisor
Kevin and Bryan are security professionals and co-owners of the long-running Black Box Improv Theater in Dayton, OH.
Upcoming public training opportunities:
We are super excited to be joining the DEF CON Social Engineering Community again in 2026 with TWO different sessions this year. If you’re at Hacker Summer Camp this year, please say hi. More info:
DEF CON runs on stickers - get one of these from us or at the SEC.
Black Box Improv Security is an off-shoot of the Black Box Improv Theater in Dayton, OH. If you’re ever in Dayton, swing by for a laugh.
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