Rivka Tadjer
CEO, ZeroHack, cybercrime prevention and incident response.
Location & Time Zone:
NEW YORK NY

Detailed Biography:

Rivka spent 20 years as a business and tech journalist, covering privacy, security, identity theft, data mining, artificial intelligence and supply chains, focusing on the sociological implications of technology: how our behavior is changing in a TikTok/Dark Web culture.

Leveraging what she learned as a journalist, Rivka has spent the last 10 years zeroing on cybercrime prevention, mitigation and incident response, her research becoming forensic cyber investigation on threat intel systems and how criminals use cyber intel to target victims for financial and other crimes in the physical world.

Rivka served on the White House National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), in the Cyber Security Working Group for Critical Infrastructure. She has been a C Level executive at fintech firms, non profits protecting kids, and Cyber Team Six, specializing in fraud and financial crimes.

Rivka has served on the Advisory Board of K-12 Six, a Global Resilience Federation ISAC devoted to protecting U.S. schools, and presently serves on advisory boards to combat racism, antisemitism, and threats to the LGBTQ community. She holds a patent for co-inventing a secure payments app that replaces University Student ID cards.

Short Introduction (for hosts to read on-air):

Rivka spent 20 years as a business and tech journalist, covering privacy, security, identity theft, data mining, artificial intelligence and supply chains, focusing on the sociological implications of technology: how our behavior is changing in a TikTok/Dark Web culture.

Leveraging what she learned as a journalist, Rivka has spent the last 10 years zeroing on cybercrime prevention, mitigation and incident response, her research becoming forensic cyber investigation on threat intel systems and how criminals use cyber intel to target victims for financial and other crimes in the physical world.

Fun/Friendly Fact:

I am owned by two cats, two dogs and two sugar gliders. i am the wait staff and emotional support human. My favorite job. And all of our clients’ animals become the guard dogs and cats of ZeroHack.

Topics of Expertise:
  • AI, Cybercrime
  • Financial Crime
  • Fraud and Theft
  • Identity Theft
  • Impersonation
  • Incident Response
  • Crypto
  • Cybercrime Prevention
  • Cybercrime Mitigation
  • Resilience
  • Protecting Family
  • Protecting Women
Key Message / Core Story:

Cybercrime prevention is far easier than incident response. Learn criminal behavior in 2026 so you don’t become its victim. Only 0.05% of cybercriminals are ever caught. The FBI fields more than 2,000 calls per day from people. Average theft from a brokerage account due to cybercrime is more than $70,000 USD. 60% of small businesses go out of business within a year of a cyber attack. High risk activities include dating, gaming, porn, activism, philanthropy, crypto, and ancestry. Learn how to reduce attack surfaces and live your life the way you want–only more securely.

Ideal Podcast Audience:

Executives, philanthopists, small business owners, HNWI, seniors, adults with both kids and elderly parents.

Listener Takeaways:

the answers to these questions: 1. What do I need to do to my phone to make it more secure? 2. How do I find out if I can be impersonated–to the point where people could steal from me, or take out pre approved credit cards and loans in my name? 3. What are top 3 things not to do? 4. What are top 3 things to do? 5. What is the most dangerous part of my phone? 6. Which browser is best? 7. Are burner phones worth it? 6. What are the risks of traveling? 7. How does cyber intel turn into real life threats?

Suggested Interview Questions:
  1. What do I need to do to my phone to make it more secure?
  2. How do I find out if I can be impersonated–to the point where people could steal from me, or take out pre approved credit cards and loans in my name?
  3. What are top 3 things not to do?
  4. What are top 3 things to do?
  5. What is the most dangerous part of my phone?
  6. Which browser is best?
  7. Are burner phones worth it?
  8. What are the risks of traveling?
  9. How does cyber intel turn into real life threats?
Books / Courses / Products:

Please check out our website ZeroHackSecure.com and watch our short animated video. It explains the dangers. Also check out our blog, and the 60 Minutes Segments, as well as the articles posted there. And sign up for our free newsletter to get cybercrime alerts and what to do to fix the crimes and breaches that pop up weekly.

Achievements / Media Features:

I was a journalist for many years. Appointed by Obama, and kept by the first Trump administration, I served as a Point of Contact for the banking industry) on the White House National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Cyber Security Working Group, for Critical Infrastructure.

Speaking Experience:

A lot over years as a journalist. We also do Cybercrime Boot Camps at various venues.

Company / Brand / Project:

Cybercrime Boot Camp

Audience Size / Reach:

LinkedIn: 4,281 and FB 2.4K

Promotion Commitment:
Yes
Video Sharing Permission:
Yes
Clip/Promo Permission:
yes with my approval before releasing