State of Security Blog

• Scams: Understanding vulnerabilities and protective strategies

• Top 3 Grooming Techniques in Fraud: What to Watch for

• 5 Tips for Spotting and Avoiding Pig Butchering Scams

• Glamourizing fraudsters hurts victims of fraud, and society

• Job scams: How they persuade and how to protect yourself

• Grooming lies and their function in financial frauds

• Sextortion Scams – How They Persuade and What to Watch for

• Phishing Attacks Often Target Small Businesses – Here’s What to Watch for

• How Social Norms Can Be Exploited by Scammers on Social Media

• Data Breaches: A Chance for Opportunistic Scammers & What You Should Watch for

• See No Evil, Hear No Evil: The Use of Deepfakes in Social Engineering Attack

International Compliance Association

• The dark side of deep fakes

• AI and ethics: Why does it matter for compliance? (Report contribution)

• [E-book] Compliance and AI: Balancing the risks and opportunities (Report contribution)

Information Security Buzz

• Sextortion and the Psychology of Fear: How Scammers Are Targeting Teenagers

• Fake evidence: How generative AI is changing fraud capabilities

RangersAI Blog

• Smarter Scams. Wider Targets. Are You Ready?

• I never thought it would happen to me

Selected podcasts and contributions

I am frequently invited to provide expert commentary for reputable media outlets and have contributed quotes to national newspapers. I also regularly appear as a guest on industry podcasts, sharing insights on scam techniques, social engineering and factors in scam victimization.

Stolen Podcast with Erin West

Martina Dove examines Kirsty's romance scam. Explains how psychological manipulation works.

Heart and Hazard Podcast

Why intelligence doesn't protect us from fraud and what really makes people vulnerable.

Scam Rangers Podcast

The psychological tactics scammers use and effective approaches to prevention.

Stolen Podcast with Erin West

How scammers manipulate victims, the psychology involved and the wider impacts.

The Easy Prey Podcast

How cognitive biases and perceived authority can make us more vulnerable to fraud.

People Who Read People Podcast

Common scams, how they work and practical strategies for recognising and avoiding them. 

Tripwire Podcast

How the brain responds to scams, fraud vulnerability and avoiding becoming a victim.

Fraudish Podcast with Kelly Paxton

Martina Dove discusses her journey into fraud and the psychology behind scams.

Human Factor Security Podcast

Martina Dove discusses fraud psychology, scam tactics and how the pandemic fuelled fraud.