Hacking Humans

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Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.

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Episodes

A flood of misinformation and fake news.

In this episode, Joe examines the anatomy of a phishing attack, Dave explores pretexting, and a scammer targets real estate agents. Professor Stephen Lewandowsky from the University of Bristol joins us to share his research on misinformation, fake news, and inoculating people against them.

Jun 07, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Social Engineering works because we're human.

In this premier episode of the Hacking Humans podcast, cohosts Dave Bittner from the CyberWire and Joe Carrigan from the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute discuss noteworthy social engineering schemes and ways to detect them. Author Christopher Hadnagy discusses his book The Art of Human Hacking.

May 30, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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