Ada Domanska
Hi, I’m Ada - originally from Poland and I discovered my passion for cybersecurity about five years ago. Since then, I’ve been exploring the many layers of this ever-evolving field.
After recently graduating, I’ve stepped into a consultancy role that allows me to bridge the technical and human sides of cybersecurity by helping organisations stay secure while building awareness and collaboration.
Outside the cyber world, you’ll often find me running, swimming, or playing tennis (and I’m excited to be adding cycling to that list soon!).
Session
Phishing is no longer a specialist skillset - it’s researchable, reproducible, and for criminals, even rentable. For my dissertation project, I built a phishing simulation tool from scratch and ran it with real participants. Even in that controlled, academic setting, people still fell for the lures.
That was a sobering lesson… If I could create this as a student, then what does it mean to an attacker with malicious intentions?