Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The SE Etc. Series. This series will be hosted by Chris Hadnagy, CEO of Social-Engineer LLC, and The Innocent Lives Foundation, as well as Social-Engineer.Org and The Institute for Social Engineering. Chris will be joined by his co-host Patrick Laverty as they discuss topics pertaining to the world of Social Engineering. [Feb 27, 2023]

 

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Patrick Laverty Intro

01:40 - Intro Links

-          Tuxcare – tuxcare.com

-          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

-          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

-          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

-          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

-          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

-          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

06:11 - Todays Topic: Popular Scams and How They Work

08:21 - Let's Start with Romance Scams

10:10 - How it Starts

15:34 - Preying on Loss

17:01 - What about the IRS scams?

20:52 - Protecting the Grandparents

23:28 - Real Customer Service

27:32 - The Parent Trap

29:51 - Scamming Kids

32:00 - What can we do?

33:43 - The Next Steps

37:01 - The Power of Suggestions

39:27 - Wrap Up & Outro

-          www.social-engineer.com

-          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

 

Find us online

-          Chris Hadnagy

-          Twitter: @humanhacker

-          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy

-          Patrick Laverty

-          Twitter: @plaverty9

-          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/plaverty9

Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and I are joined by Haseeb Awan. Haseeb is the CEO & Founder of Efani Secure Mobile, a company that works with ultra-high-net-worth individuals on their Mobile Security. Previously, he co-founded one of the largest Bitcoin ATM networks. He has been featured on NYT, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Hulu, and several international media outlets.  [Feb 20, 2023]

 

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Intro Links:

-          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

-          Tuxcare – tuxcare.com

-          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

-          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

-          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

-          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

-          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                               

03:55 - Haseeb Awan Intro

05:23 - What led you from Bitcoin to Sim Swapping?

10:10 - More Than Financial Loss

12:27 - Protecting Something Out of Your Control

14:06 - It's About More than the Price

16:52 - Security vs Convenience

20:00 - Explaining Without Scaring

24:26 - The Importance of Stories

26:15 - Consider It Insurance

28:38 - Will the TelCos Follow Suit?

31:19 - Tips for a More Secure Company

32:33 - Book Recommendations:

-          Zero to One – Peter Thiel

34:08 - Find Haseeb Awan Online

-          Twitter: https://twitter.com/haseeb

-          Twitter: https://twitter.com/efani

-          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/efani/

-          YouTube: https://youtube.com/@efani

34:52 - Wrap Up & Outro

-          www.social-engineer.com

-          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

Today we are joined by Dr. Cortney S. Warren, a board-certified clinical psychologist and former tenured associate professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dr. Warren is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. With almost 50 peer reviewed journal articles, 7 book chapters, two books, and 75 professional presentations, Dr. Warren’s work appears in some of the field's top journals. She has won some of the most prestigious awards in her field.

In addition to publishing in scientific, peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Warren is passionate about bringing psychological research to the general public. She works as a research consultant, keynote speaker, and writes a blog for Psychology Today. This month, she published a self-help book on love addiction and breakups called Letting Go of Your Ex. [Feb 13, 2023]

00:00 – Intro

00:22 – Intro Links

• Social-Engineer.com- http://www.social-engineer.com/
• Managed Voice Phishing- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
• Managed Email Phishing- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
• Adversarial Simulations- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
• Social-Engineer channel on SLACK- https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
• CLUTCH- http://www.pro-rock.com/
• org- http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                             

04:01 - Dr. Cortney Warren Intro

05:51 - A Personal and Professional Merging of Experiences

07:41 - Freedom in the Hard Truth

09:43 - The Path from Honest Liars

11:54 - Core Struggle: Addictive Behaviors

15:09 - The War Inside Your Head

16:48 - Hold Up a Mirror

18:18 - The Role of Self Deception (In Love)

22:08 - Addicted to Love

24:40 - When the Honeymoon is Over

28:37 - Guided by Values

31:42 - The Importance of Alignment

34:10 - Leading By Example

36:06 - A Call for Compassion

38:49 - Find Dr. Cortney Warren online

• Website: https://drcortney.com/
• LinkedIn: in/drcortney
• Instagram: drcortneywarren
• TikTok: @drcortneywarren
• Twitter: @DrCortneyWarren
• Psychology Today: Naked Truth Blog

40:09 - Who do you consider your greatest mentors?

• Jaine Strauss
• Nancy Raymond
• David Gleaves
• Antonio Cepeda-Benito

41:10 - My Grandmother: A Lesson in Resilience

44:09 - Book Recommendations

• Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
• Up from Slavery - Booker T. Washington
• Letting Go of Your Ex - Cortney Warren

46:08 - Guest Wrap Up                                

46:48 – Outro

• social-engineer.com
• innocentlivesfoundation.org

Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.

 

In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: Information Elicitation. We will discuss what it is, why it’s so important to use ‘science-based interviewing’, and why approaches that encourage cooperation are better than manipulation of information retrieval. [Feb 6, 2023]

 

00:00 – Intro

00:20 – Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro

00:54 – Intro Links

• Social-Engineer.com- http://www.social-engineer.com/
• Managed Voice Phishing- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
• Managed Email Phishing- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
• Adversarial Simulations- https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
• Social-Engineer channel on SLACK- https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
• CLUTCH- http://www.pro-rock.com/
• org- http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

03:58 – The Topic of the Day: Information Elicitation                                                       

05:41 – How does your scientific research affect practitioners?                                                  

06:47 – Start with the Brain                                                        

07:32 – Elicitation: A Scientific Definition                                                              

09:36 – Weaponizing Elicitation                                                 

11:17 – It's Easier Than You Think                                                            

13:40 – The Perils of Poker Face                                               

16:41 – Being on the Defensive                                                

19:17 – Me, You, and Us                                                              

21:28 – The Verbal Approaches                                                

25:16 – Collaboration is Key!                                                      

30:37 – An Effective Approach: Subliminal Priming                                                           

32:00 – "They'll Become What They're Called"                                                   

33:33 – This Applies to Life                                                          

35:07 – Make it Conversational                                                 

36:56 – The Scharff Technique                                                  

40:48 – Forensic vs Clinical                                                          

43:23 – Last Week on "24"                                                          

45:01 – Tips for the Boss: Shame Doesn't Work                                                  

49:41 – This is the Hardest Part                                                 

51:46 – Wrap Up & Outro

• social-engineer.com
• innocentlivesfoundation.org

 

Find us online:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbiejmarono
• LinkedIn: com/in/dr-abbie-maroño-phd-35ab2611a
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/humanhacker
• LinkedIn: com/in/christopherhadnagy

 

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Lakin, J. L., Jefferis, V. E., Cheng, C. M., & Chartrand, T. L. (2003). The chameleon effect as social glue: Evidence for the evolutionary significance of nonconscious mimicry. Journal of nonverbal behavior, 27(3), 145-162.

 

Tschacher, W., Rees, G. M., & Ramseyer, F. (2014). Nonverbal synchrony and affect in dyadic interactions. Frontiers in psychology, 5, 1323.

 

Brandon, S. E., Wells, S., & Seale, C. (2018). Science‐based interviewing:

Information elicitation. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 15(2), 133-148.

 

Kong, Y., Schoenebeck, G., Tao, B., & Yu, F. Y. (2020, April). Information elicitation mechanisms for statistical estimation. In Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Vol. 34, No. 02, pp. 2095-2102).

 

Shaw, D. J., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Mann, S., Hillman, J., Granhag, P. A., & Fisher, R. P. (2015). Mimicry and investigative interviewing: Using deliberate mimicry to elicit information and cues to deceit. Journal of Investigative Psychology and

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Baddeley, M. C., Curtis, A., & Wood, R. (2004). An introduction to prior information derived from probabilistic judgements: elicitation of knowledge, cognitive bias and herding. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 239(1), 15-27.

 

Deeb, H., Vrij, A., Leal, S., & Burkhardt, J. (2021). The effects of sketching while narrating on information elicitation and deception detection in multiple interviews. Acta Psychologica, 213, 103236.

 

Boone, R. T., & Buck, R. (2003). Emotional expressivity and trustworthiness: The role of nonverbal behavior in the evolution of cooperation. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 27(3), 163-182.

 

Culpepper, P. D. (2018). Creating cooperation. In Creating Cooperation. Cornell University Press.

 

Brimbal, L., Dianiska, R. E., Swanner, J. K., & Meissner, C. A. (2019). Enhancing cooperation and disclosure by manipulating affiliation and developing rapport in investigative interviews. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(2), 107.

 

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Vallano, J. P., & Schreiber Compo, N. (2015). Rapport-building with cooperative witnesses and criminal suspects: A theoretical and empirical review. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 21(1), 85.

 

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Krill, A. L., & Platek, S. M. (2012). Working together may be better: Activation of reward centers during a cooperative maze task. PloS one, 7(2), e30613.