James Munton

James Munton grew up in London learning card mechanics from cardsharpers and studying sleight of hand under professional magicians before taking those skills to the corporate stage. He speaks on identity theft prevention, cybersecurity, and fraud awareness, using magic and misdirection to show audiences just how easily individuals and organizations can be deceived — and what to do about it. He has performed for the Vice President of the United States, at the White House, for senators and ambassadors, and at hundreds of corporate events annually, earning coverage in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Dallas Morning News.

The Art of Misdirection as Corporate Education
Munton’s approach to security education is unlike any other: instead of lecturing about risk, he demonstrates it live, using the techniques of card mechanics and illusionists to simulate how identity theft and data breach actually work. Audiences do not just hear about the vulnerability — they experience it, and they leave with specific, actionable practices to protect themselves and their organizations. His presentations have been featured on Fox and ABC Morning News.

Entertainment That Sticks
Munton has been performing magic professionally since 1993 and moved to the United States in 1997. He brings a wholesome, family-appropriate style to corporate events that makes his message accessible to any audience, from C-suite executives to front-line employees.

James Munton delivers keynotes on cybersecurity awareness, identity theft prevention, fraud detection, and the psychology of deception.

The Con: How Scams Work & How to Protect Yourself

In this entertaining speech, James Munton uses magic and misdirection to show how easy it is for people to be deceived and the disastrous impact fraud has on victims. James shows the audience how to develop an internal radar to alert them when would-be scammers are near.

Breachproof! Secure your Data. Protect your People and Profits.

If you gave your staff members a briefcase containing a million dollars in cash to look after, they probably wouldn’t let it out their sight. However, the loss of a single USB thumb-drive can have an even more disastrous financial impact on an organization.

Last year, businesses in the U.S. lost $221 billion because of identity theft. Criminals breached more than 35 million records stored by government and corporate entities. According to a recent Ponemon research study, the average cost per data breach incident was $5.5 million, with resolution costs ranging from $750,000 to $31 million. Identity theft and data loss exact a huge financial toll on corporations and organizations. Can your organization afford to ignore this threat?

You can wrap your valuable data in sophisticated network firewalls and monitoring systems, but criminals find and exploit the weakest link. The sad truth is that human error and negligence are responsible for most data breaches. The good news is that a little staff training and a subtle shift in attitude go a long way toward making your organization breach proof.

In this entertaining speech, James Munton will use magic and misdirection to show how easy it is for people to be deceived and the disastrous impact fraud has on individuals and the organizations for which they work.