Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.
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Know and spot the patterns.
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Encore — Separating fools from money.
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Be wary of all emails.
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The knowledge / intention behavior gap.
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Just because I trusted you yesterday doesn't mean I trust you today.
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The best way to break in is to walk through the front door.
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Be willing to admit you don't know everything.
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People aren't perfectly rational.
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Live at KB4CON 2019.
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A data-driven approach to trust.
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Twitter bots amplifying divisive messages.
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Let's play, "Covered by cyber insurance — true or false?"
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I have been practicing honesty and truthfulness my whole life.
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Scammers have no ethics whatsoever.
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Girl Scouts empowering cyber security leaders.
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Pick a persona to match the goal.
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Kids are a great target.
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When we rush we make bad decisions.
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Don't assume younger people get it.
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Delivering yourself to a kidnapper.
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Stop and think before you click that link.
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The trauma is multifactored.
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Make it seem like the real answer is impossible to know.
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The excitement of tricking someone wears off quickly.
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Opening your eyes to the reality in which we live.
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Prisoners have nothing but time.
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Trained humans are your strongest link.
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At some point you're probably going to have to do some running.
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Truth emerges from the clash of ideas.
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A pesky problem that doesn't go away.
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Bringing trust to a trustless world.
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Be very aware of your desire to be right.
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CEOs can be the weakest link.
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Human sources are essential.
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Scams are fraud and fraud is crime.
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Fear, flattery, greed and timing.
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Waste my time and I'll waste yours back.
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Information is the life blood of social engineering.
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Easier to trick than to hack.
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Kidnappers, robots and deep fakes.
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Stringing along a scammer.
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Influence versus manipulation.
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Real estate transactions in the crosshairs.
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Red teaming starts with research.
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Telling the truth in a dishonest way.
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Sometimes less is more.
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Focus, technology, and training fight phishing.
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Luring unsuspecting money mules.
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Nothing up my sleeve.
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Think like an attacker.
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