Bio
Tim Pappa is an Incident Response Engineer – Cyber Deception Strategy, Content Development, and Marketing, with Walmart Global Tech’s Cyber Deception Operations team. Tim is a former Supervisory Special Agent and profiler with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), where he specialized in online engagements and influence. Tim has held several roles in joint intelligence environments, including at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Tim recently published “Influencing the Influencers: Applying Whaley’s Communication and Deception Frameworks to Terrorism and Insurgent Narratives” (Singapore: World Scientific) in July 2025.
