Human Beings: The most easily exploitable aspect of security
“Emotions can override the more powerful fundamental motives that drive our lives: hunger, sex, and the will to survive.” – Paul Ekman Social engineers have to become masters at understanding, reading and influencing people. Depending on the information being communicated, a large portion of our communication will not be the words we say but the …
Most human beings assess new situations and people for threat before anything else. Humans have genetically survived because of this. As humans, we are more likely to approach a stranger that we deem as non-threatening than one that we do not feel comfortable with. We are more comfortable around people that we can be ourselves …
“Remember: those who build walls think differently than those who seek to go over, under, around or through them. If you think you can’t be conned, you’re just the person I’d like to meet.” – Paul Wilson Blog post number 1! I am excited to have you along for the ride and greatly appreciate you …
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