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Human Hacking Conference 2021 Goes Virtual!

Security Through Education

On February 20 th , we kicked off our very first Human Hacking Conference (HHC). The HHC was created by Chris Hadnagy, the CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC. After running several social engineering villages at other conferences, Chris was inspired to create his own conference. Year Alpha was a massive success.

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Emotions Used in Human Hacking

Security Through Education

However, they often overlook the role of social engineering in cyber security. Malicious actors use emotions in human hacking with a high success rate. Hackers use emotions as a social engineering tool, to persuade their victims to take an action they normally would not. Knowledge is power.

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Europol warns of criminal use of ChatGPT

Security Affairs

Cybercriminal groups can use chatbot like ChatGPT in social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns, and other cybercriminal activities, such as developing malicious code. “The identified use cases that emerged from the workshops Europol carried out with its experts are by no means exhaustive.

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Acting Skills Helped Me Become a Vishing Professional

Security Through Education

I am currently a full-time social engineering pentesting professional with Social-Engineer, LLC (SECOM). The Social Engineering Framework defines vishing as the “practice of eliciting information or attempting to influence action over the telephone.” My specialization is vishing services.

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Nonverbal Communication -A Valuable Tool to Gain Trust

Security Through Education

Whether you are a salesperson, public speaker, or a social engineer, much of your success depends on effective nonverbal communication. UCLA did a study which found a majority of communication to be nonverbal. 7% of any message to be relayed through words, 38% through vocal elements such as tone, and 55% through nonverbal elements.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

That’s why Tennisha Martin founded Black Girls Hack , an organization designed to help the next generation receive the skills and experience they need to land jobs in the C-suites, and perhaps begin to address the acute shortage of infosec professionals with qualified people of color. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

That’s why Tennisha Martin founded Black Girls Hack , an organization designed to help the next generation receive the skills and experience they need to land jobs in the C-suites, and perhaps begin to address the acute shortage of infosec professionals with qualified people of color. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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