BP
Brandan Payne
— On the schedule —
Why People Trust the Internet but Ignore What Protects It
People trust the internet every day, but most have no idea what actually protects it. They send money, sign contracts, share private messages, process payments, and run businesses on systems secured by cybersecurity and cryptographic infrastructure they rarely see or understand. That invisibility creates a problem. When security works, it often becomes easier to undervalue, underfund, delay, or ignore until something breaks. This session explores the gap between technical trust and human understanding. Using OpenSSL, secure communications, and real world adoption decisions as practical reference points, the talk looks at why strong security can still lose momentum in budget conversations, procurement reviews, customer security questions, board discussions, post quantum planning, AI era security decisions, regulatory conversations, and enterprise adoption. Attendees will learn The OPEN Model, which means open the claim, prove the pain, explain the gain, and name the change. They will leave with practical ways to explain cybersecurity and cryptographic value without relying on fear, jargon, or watered down explanations, helping turn invisible security into something people understand, trust, adopt, and support.
— Compositor's note —
Brandan Payne is an entrepreneur, speaker, media personality, and AI strategist focused on what happens when rapidly changing technology meets real people and real businesses. He is the founder of Payne Point Media and PushPlayAI, where he helps businesses use AI, automation, content, and CRM technology to work smarter, communicate better, and create new opportunities for growth. While technology continues to move faster than most businesses can keep up with, Brandan is especially interested in the human side of that change. How do we adopt powerful new tools without losing trust? How does AI change the way we communicate, make decisions, and do business? And what happens when the technology evolves faster than the people using it? His background spans entrepreneurship, marketing, media, real estate, and technology. He has also appeared as a main cast member on The Never Ever Mets, streaming on HBO Max, Discovery+, and OWN. Returning to the OpenSSL stage, Brandan brings a business and human perspective to a room shaping the future of trust, security, and technology. His focus is simple: making sure the conversation does not stop at what technology can do, but also considers how people will actually use it, trust it, and build with it.