The Social-Engineer Podcast

Key Points: Do not mistake truths from facts they are not the same. If you tell a story and you massage some of the facts you sometimes get a stronger clearer truth from the story. People first need to think that it's valuable then believe that its true, so they go and use it.

In Episode 128, host Chris Hadnagy speaks with Alethe Denis, winner of last year’s SECTF about how to earn the coveted black badge. In this discussion, you’ll hear what she learned from her previous mistakes that helped her dominate the competition. You’ll also hear Alethe’s take on the differences between real-life and competitive vishing.

3 Key Points: -The Human Hacker Conference was all about helping people understand themselves and others. -Common themes emerged because presenters were speaking to the human qualities we all possess. -Story can be used to teach, to educate, to touch hearts and it can also be used against you.

3 Key Points:   Conversational intelligence helps us understand how our brains and bodies interact  to create our experiences and how we can learn to control our experiences. The Conversational Intelligence Matrix describes three levels of conversation: transactional, positional, and transformational.  In order to improve CIQ, an individual must begin recognizing reality gaps, asking  more questions of others, and letting their guard down.

In Episode 125, host Chris Hadnagy speaks with William Ortiz, a federal polygraph examiner who worked in the FBI for decades. 3 Key Points: Polygraph is a tool alongside non-verbals and behavior analysis questions to determine whether someone is telling the truth.  Being nervous is part of taking the polygraph test. When you ask someone a question, pay attention to whether they answer it. Then ask more questions to see where they lead.

Welcome to another episode of The Social-Engineer Podcast! Host, Christopher Hadnagy, interviews Christopher Dwyer, on this 124th episode. Dr. Dwyer is a psychologist who has been researching critical thinking and cognitive energy throughout his career, including what it means to be a critical thinker. He started his PhD by researching argument mapping, focusing on the structure of arguments and the effect of it on memory performance.

Chris sits down with Dr. Eva Krackow to discuss decision-making. Eva is an assistant professor in psychology at the University of Leicester. Eva talks about a game that was developed to research the difference in an individual’s behavior based on the motive of the game, and how subtle framing can influence an individual’s behavior. Framing is a way to present an idea or concept to an individual to achieve desired results. Follow The Social-Engineer Podcast on Twitter @humanhacker

Chris Hadnagy interviews Anne-Maartje Oud, chairperson and owner of The Behaviour Company, about how she found the inspiration and drive to kick start her own company dedicated to research about human behavior, how she deals with common behavioral problems, some insights on her cultural background and its impact on her career and the people around her. Episode ends with a bonus interview with Dov Baron about his session at the Human Hacking Conference in Orlando in Feb 2020.

On This Episode We Discuss: Why do we do anything? The next project Joe is working on SEVillage Orlando 2020 preview and what Joe’s talk will be about Joe coming to the country, not knowing any English, and how this shaped his reliance on non-verbals The leadership most of us will encounter and how personal this typically is The most important attribute any leader must have The importance of treating people humanely Ego and how it can harm you Joe’s book recommendation

On This Episode We Discuss: Robin’s book Sizing People Up Why trust is ultimately what matters Why you need to make every statement about the other person Why we always act in our best interest and understanding what that means for others How you can use social engineering in real-life social situations (And how to mitigate manipulation) Techniques for building rapport Taking time to figure out people’s strengths and top 3 priorities of people you’re working with So much more

Our Guest Stephanie Paul On This Episode We Discuss: Who Stephanie is and what she does How Stephanie produced, cast, and directed the launch of the Calvin Klein CK1 Fragrance in New Zealand at age 21 Stephanie’s acting role in the film Iron Sky How Stephanie started her company by accident Emotional intelligence Why laughter is the most contagious biological behavior we have Stephanie’s workshop in February of 2020 and why you NEED to come SO MUCH MORE

Dr. Jessica Barker runs a cyber security consultancy and, with a background in sociology, specializes in the human side of cyber security. She is especially interested in attitudes and behaviors in relation to cyber security, and her work is focused on communication, awareness, behavior and culture. On this episode we discuss things like: How can we make info sec more human centric? Why are we failing so much? Should shame and fear be used in training? And so much more.

IChris Voss is an author, and professor. His is also a former FBI hostage negotiator, the CEO of The Black Swan Group Ltd, and co-author of the book, Never Split the Difference. Chris discusses: What are negotiation skills? How are they useful in every day life What is tactical empathy What is a black swan? Can you really use these skills to save lives? So much more!!

Gregg Henriques is a psychologist and professor with expertise in depression, suicide and personality disorders. He developed a new theoretical system for psychology and joins us today to share it with us. As we discuss his theory we will talk about: His new theory of psychology The 4 interlocking peices and how we can apply them in every day life How to build a C.A.L.M Narrator So much more.... You can find out more about Gregg on his website: greghenriques.com

Chase Hughes is an ex-military Chief that wanted to learn how to better the study of influence. He wanted to see if he could teach anyone to use these skills fast and with precision. Join us this month as we discuss this very topic with Chase and try to answer: Can we train people in influence like we train animals? Can we control our own minds to condition ourselves to not be influenced? Can we change how we react to fear, anger or other emotions?