Most people think cybercriminals target others, those richer, more important, more famous.
After more than 30 years in technology and cybersecurity, Alvin Rodrigues has spent his career proving that assumption dangerously wrong.
He has sat across the table from C-suite executives who thought they were untouchable. He has run workshops for everyday professionals who walked in sceptical and left quietly, having changed the passwords they had used for a decade. He has watched people have that moment, the sudden, uncomfortable realization that they were already exposed and had no idea.
But here is what he has also seen. Once people truly understand the threat, they do not fall apart. They act. With the right habits, the right awareness, and a personal conviction to protect what matters, where ordinary people stop being the weakest link. They become the first and last line of defence.
That is what this book is built on.
Alvin is the founder and Human Firewall Builder of CyFiSafe, a cybersecurity awareness company built on one uncomfortable truth: tools and processes alone will never be enough. People have to want to change. He lectures at ESSEC Business School, has advised organizations across Asia Pacific, and has spoken alongside government bodies and global technology leaders at major industry events.
People who have been through his sessions say the same thing. It did not feel like training. It felt like someone finally told them the truth and gave them something they could actually do about it.
His first book, You Are Being Watched, showed how much of our lives is already visible to those who know where to look. Harder to Fool goes further. It’s for anyone who has ever clicked without thinking, shared too much, or assumed hackers only go after bigger targets.
