This chapter delves into the psychology behind social engineering and how manipulative techniques can be used to exploit individuals. The speakers discuss the principles of influence, the role of personality traits, cognitive processing styles, and emotional manipulation in social engineering attacks. They also touch upon the ethical considerations of using these techniques.
Chris Hadnagy’s job involves breaking into banks. But he’s not after money, gold or jewels. He’s searching for weaknesses – in systems, in security, and in people.
And he doesn’t use weapons or threats of violence to get past guards and into vaults. He uses a smile - and a few tricks from his toolbox of psychology and social engineering techniques.
Chris is the founder and CEO of Social Engineer LLC and lectures about social engineering around the globe.
On All in the Mind this week, the psychology of influence and what makes some people more vulnerable to being ‘hacked’ than others.[This episode originally aired on 01 August 2021]