Alethe recounts her journey to becoming a professional social engineer
Observing security guard habits and using that knowledge to avoid detection was crucial for Alethe
Despite the challenges, Alethe describes her time working at the Renaissance Festival as memorable and enjoyable
Deep dives
Navigating obstacles to enter the Renaissance Festival
The speaker recalls their experience of working at the Renaissance Festival and the challenges they faced with sneaking in every day without an employee pass.
Finding ways to outsmart the festival's security guards
The speaker shares their clever tactics of observing the security guard's habits and using this knowledge to avoid getting caught while entering the festival.
Discovering the oversight of not having an employee badge
The speaker's boss realizes that they never provided them with an employee badge, leading to a conversation about how the speaker had been gaining access without one.
Receiving the employee badge and the unexpected encounter with security
The speaker finally receives an employee badge, but on the day after, they are approached by a security guard who is shocked to discover that the speaker had a valid badge and was not engaging in any suspicious behavior.
Reflecting on the exciting and memorable experiences at the Renaissance Festival
The speaker looks back on their time working at the Renaissance Festival and describes it as a memorable and enjoyable experience, despite the challenges of sneaking in without a pass.
Alethe is a social engineer. Professionally she tries to trick people to give her passwords and access that she shouldn’t have. But her journey to this point is interesting and in this episode she tells us how she became a social engineer.
Follow Alethe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AletheDenis
Sponsors
Support for this show comes from Skiff. Skiff is a collaboration platform built for privacy from the ground up. Every document, note, and idea you write is end-to-end encrypted and completely private. Only you and your trusted collaborators can see what you’ve created. Try it out at https://www.skiff.org/darknet.
Support for this show comes from Blinkist. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books in about 15 minutes. Check out Blinkist.com/DARKNET to start your 7 day free trial and get 25% off when you sign up.
Get the Snipd podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share & Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode