The Importance of Awareness and Training in Addressing Social Engineering

Clinical psychologist Beatrice Cadet, Scientist Integrator at Netherland's Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), draws upon multiple concepts such as 'learned helplessness' to explain why people still fall for phishing attacks despite the training. Beatrice emphasizes the need to factor in human behavioral traits and motivational triggers when developing social engineering solutions and training.

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