#328 Kevin Tian: Exploring Doppel's AI-Native Social Engineering Defense Platform
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Duration: 48 min
Guests: Kevin Tian
Summary
Kevin Tian, Co-founder and CEO of Doppel, discusses the company's AI-native platform developed to combat social engineering threats like deep fakes and impersonation. The episode delves into how Doppel integrates various security solutions to offer comprehensive protection for enterprises and their...
What Happened
Kevin Tian, Co-founder and CEO of Doppel, introduces the platform as an AI-native solution specifically designed to tackle social engineering threats. Founded in 2022, Doppel was inspired by the emergence of tools like ChatGPT and aims to defend against deep fakes, impersonation, phishing, and fraud.
Doppel is backed by Drusen Horowitz Investment Venture Partners and serves hundreds of enterprise customers, including several Fortune 500 companies. The platform is notable for its coined term 'social engineering defense,' which encompasses broader threats than traditional phishing attacks.
The platform's capabilities extend to detecting impersonation attacks and providing protection for brands and executives. Doppel offers red teaming and security awareness training products, part of its human risk management strategy, to simulate attacks and train personnel.
A key aspect of Doppel's operations involves scanning communication channels for impersonators and issuing takedown requests to platforms like YouTube. The platform covers a wide range of attack vectors, including deep fakes, disinformation, and traditional impersonation techniques.
Recent trends in social engineering attacks, as discussed by Kevin, include phone call attacks and social media impersonation. Doppel also addresses SEO poisoning and AI engine poisoning, techniques attackers use to manipulate search engine results.
Doppel's platform integrates multiple security solutions, such as dark web and social media monitoring, into a single interface. This comprehensive approach allows the platform to offer real-time interventions and proactive threat hunting.
Doppel has built strategic relationships with platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube, enabling them to act as trusted reporters with access to APIs and hotlines. This collaboration aids in effectively shutting down phishing attacks and removing fake accounts.
The platform's future includes launching more products to enhance real-time intervention capabilities and expanding its integration with various communication channels. Doppel aims to move from a reactive 'whack-a-mole' approach to a strategic and proactive defense against social engineering threats.
Key Insights
- Doppel's AI-native platform was established in 2022 to address the growing threat of social engineering, focusing on deep fakes and impersonation. The platform is supported by Drusen Horowitz Investment Venture Partners and serves enterprise clients, including several Fortune 500 companies.
- Doppel coined the term 'social engineering defense' to describe its comprehensive approach to combating threats beyond traditional phishing. This includes executive and brand protection, as well as red teaming and security awareness training.
- The platform is designed to scan various communication channels for impersonators, issuing takedown requests to platforms like YouTube. Doppel covers attack vectors such as deep fakes, disinformation, and traditional impersonation techniques.
- Doppel collaborates with platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube to act as a trusted reporter, allowing them to effectively shut down phishing attacks and remove fake accounts. This strategic relationship facilitates proactive threat management.