Tim Pappa

Tim Pappa is a Cyber Deception Theorist and Practitioner with Walmart Global Tech’s Cyber Deception Operations team. Tim was previously a Supervisory Special Agent and profiler with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). Tim has held various strategy and policy Fellow roles, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Aspen Institute. Tim published his first book, “Influencing the Influencers: Applying Whaley’s Communication and Deception Frameworks to Terrorism and Insurgent Narratives” (Singapore: World Scientific) in summer 2025. He is currently writing No Starch Press's first book on cyber deception.