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Eric O'Neill
Legendary FBI operative turned cybersecurity expert, Eric O’Neill reveals how cybercriminals think and how to stay ahead of them.
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Why book Eric O'Neill for your next event
- Eric brings firsthand experience from one of the most significant espionage cases ever, translating real threats into clear actions leaders can use immediately.
- His keynotes blend gripping storytelling with practical cybersecurity insight, making complex risks understandable, relevant and memorable.
- Eric tailors every talk to the audience, addressing AI-driven threats, fraud and reputation risk with precision and real-world impact.
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Inside the mind of cyber spies, hackers and digital adversaries
Eric O’Neill is a renowned cybersecurity expert and former FBI operative with firsthand experience uncovering one of the most damaging espionage cases in history. Today, he advises organizations on how to protect themselves against cybercriminals, AI-driven threats and digital fraud. Through gripping real-world stories and sharp insight, Eric shows leaders how attackers think and how to stay one step ahead in an increasingly hostile digital landscape.
Eric O’Neill: From FBI Operative to Cybersecurity Authority
Eric O’Neill began his career as a graduate of the FBI’s Intelligence Program, serving as a field operative in a specialized surveillance unit. His early work focused on monitoring terrorists and foreign intelligence targets, requiring precision, discretion and psychological insight. This foundation shaped Eric’s lifelong understanding of adversarial behavior and operational security.
His career took a defining turn when he was assigned an undercover role with minimal support: working directly alongside his new supervisor, later revealed to be a long-serving spy. Eric played a central role in exposing Robert Hanssen, whose actions became the most damaging security breach in FBI history. This experience placed Eric at the intersection of human betrayal, technology misuse and institutional risk, lessons that remain highly relevant today.
Book Eric O’Neill for Your Event
When organizations book Eric O’Neill for their event, they gain more than a speaker, they gain a strategist who understands both threat and defense. Eric delivers tailored keynotes for executives, boards, security professionals and high-growth companies navigating complex digital environments.
His presentations address emerging risks such as AI-generated fraud, ransomware, insider threats and reputational attacks. Drawing on real cases and current intelligence, Eric provides audiences with clear frameworks to identify vulnerabilities and make smarter decisions under pressure. His style is direct, engaging and grounded in experience, ensuring messages resonate long after the event ends.
Cybercrime, AI and the Future of Risk
As cybercrime evolves, Eric O’Neill remains at the forefront of understanding how technology reshapes threat landscapes. He works with organizations to address AI-fueled attacks, data exploitation and economic espionage, translating technical challenges into strategic priorities leaders can act on.
Eric emphasizes how cybercriminals exploit trust, speed and human behavior as much as technology. His insights help organizations anticipate threats before they escalate, focusing on resilience rather than reaction. Audiences leave with a sharper awareness of how cyber risks intersect with finance, operations and brand value.
Founder, Advisor and Trusted Investigator
After serving as a national security strategist, Eric founded The Georgetown Group, a Washington, DC–based investigative and security consultancy. The firm specializes in counterintelligence, cybersecurity penetration testing, internal investigations, AI-driven attack analysis and security risk assessment. Eric also co-founded Nexasure AI, extending his work into advanced technological defense.
Through this work, Eric advises companies across industries on protecting intellectual property, executives and critical systems. His approach blends investigative rigor with legal insight, ensuring solutions are both effective and defensible.
Author, Media Voice and Storyteller
Eric O’Neill is the author of the acclaimed book Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy, which chronicles his undercover experience and inspired the feature film Breach. His latest book, Spies, Lies and Cybercrime: Cybersecurity Tactics to Outsmart Hackers and Disarm Scammers, was released in October 2025 to critical acclaim.
A frequent media commentator, Eric is known for making complex security issues accessible to broad audiences. His ability to connect real-world espionage with everyday business risk makes him a compelling and credible voice on today’s most urgent digital challenges.
A Speaker Who Changes How Audiences See Risk
Eric O’Neill’s keynotes combine suspense, credibility and strategic insight. He challenges assumptions, sharpens awareness and equips leaders with tools to think like defenders in a hostile digital world. For organizations seeking clarity amid constant cyber uncertainty, Eric delivers perspective forged in the highest-stakes environments imaginable.
Customer Reviews
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"Eric was the perfect guest speaker for our event. With an audience of IT Security folks, he not only captivated the room with his thrilling espionage story, but also incorporated our latest cyber-security report and other cyber-security themes into his talk. Eric has a long list of interesting topics he can speak on, and we hope that we can bring him back to speak again in the future."
CarrieManager, Events & Partner Relations, CloudLock
5 of 5
“Eric O’Neill spoke at our Qualcomm conference and our group was very pleased. He hit home with the importance of being diligent to protect personal and company data – with many examples of ways we are all being targeted. The threat is REAL, and people need to take it seriously.”
RachelQualcomm
5 of 5
“Eric O’Neill’s presentation on “An Insider's Look into the Robert Hanssen Investigation: How the FBI Caught the Worst Spy in American History” is a breathtaking insight into one of the worst spies in United States history. Eric presented on never before heard facts that wowed the audience and left everyone wanting more. His professional approach and mild-mannered attitude were spot on for an engaging delivery. Everyone was so focused on Eric for the full hour that you could have heard a pin drop in a room of 1,000+ attendees. Eric is truly a once in a lifetime speaker that everyone should see and hear in person!"
NCMS Seminar Committee
5 of 5
“An amazing speaker! He was warm, personable, knowledgeable, and generous with details about this exciting and heroic story. He was a huge hit with our attendees!”
Association of College and University Auditors
5 of 5
“Eric O’Neill is an enthralling speaker who brings to life the realities of espionage. He painted a picture that was both enticing and terrifying.”
CSO
5 of 5
“Eric was a wonderful addition to our Company-wide Conference and, for many of our attendees, his presentation was the highlight. He was engaging, animated, charming and able to extract important business lessons from his experience with the FBI. I appreciated his candor, the tailoring of his message to our theme and the time he took to spend with our team. I'd recommend him as a speaker at any corporate event.”
JohnPresident & CEO Johnny Rockets
Rated 5.00/5 based on 6 customer reviews
Keynotes
Keynote by Eric O'Neill:
Cybersecurity: Spies, Lies & Cybercrime: Protecting Your Data in a Dark Web Economy
Dive headfirst into the battleground where foreign spies, deepfakes, and Dark Web criminals conspire to steal from you. Today’s adversaries are relentless and cunning. They’re exploiting every vulnerability, deploying an arsenal of generative AI bots and bandits. As we hurtle towards the future, cybertheft will take over $20 trillion USD from organizations just like yours. Join cybersecurity expert and legendary FBI spy hunter Eric O’Neill in this unexpected presentation. With fresh stories that read like a thriller, Eric teaches you to think like a spy catcher and win.
Objectives:
- Understand why cybercrime is the fastest growing business on earth
- Understand the connection between espionage and dark web cybercrime
- Learn counterintelligence techniques to protect yourself and your company from cybercrime
- Learn to think like a spy hunter
Keynote by Eric O'Neill:
What James Bond & Jason Bourne would Never Tell You about Achieving Your Company’s Mission
You’d never see James Bond give a game-changing keynote to a leadership team. Or, see Jason Bourne coach corporate audiences on how to turn obstacles into accomplishments. Luckily, we have real-life FBI cybersecurity expert and celebrated spy catcher, Eric O’Neill.
O’Neill weaves his edge-of-your-seat espionage story, featured in the Hollywood hit, Breach and his own bestseller, Gray Day, into highly actionable, irresistibly motivational takeaways to help achieve both personal success and your organization’s goals and mission.
Highlights include:
- “Luck is for lottery winners.” How to not only identify opportunities, but create them.
- Achieve success even when you’re not set up for it.
- Manage setbacks and turn them into triumph.
- Why time is the most valuable commodity.
- “Don’t just have a Plan B, have a Plan C.”
O’Neill’s thrilling espionage story of catching the most notorious cyberspy in U.S. history imparts invaluable lessons in a unique, captivating and unforgettable way. Audiences learn how to set goals and achieve them with confidence, determination, and in O’Neill’s case, the courage to triumph like Bond or Bourne. Yes, even when the mission seemed impossible.
Keynote by Eric O'Neill:
Secrets from a Legendary Spyhunter: Decoding AI Deepfakes, Extortion & More
AI-generated voices, texts, and images pose a grave threat to national security—and to you. The latest jaw-dropping stories include kidnapping calls to parents who hear their child’s wrenching cries for help. Elaborate video conferences that dupe teams into funding projects by bad actors. Ransomware from cyber-extortionists who hold your data hostage. In a world where technology drives our lives, you must take new steps to protect yourself and your organization. With his characteristic wit and storytelling, cybersecurity expert and legendary spyhunter Eric O’Neill tells you how to identify AI-fueled attacks…and stop them from taking your money.
Objectives:
- Understand how Generative AI has allowed cybercriminals to scale operations and improve attacks
- Understand how cybercriminals use deepfakes to deceive victims
- Learn how new advances in AI will change security
- Learn what you can do to protect yourself from deepfake cyber attacks
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