Blog Posts Tagged with "Psychology"
Phishing with PDF's and Why it Works
May 03, 2012 Added by:Chris Murrey
During many penetration tests the need to social engineer a target may be required. Let’s talk about something that completely relies on the user being conned into following the attackers instructions. The scenario is simple send the user a PDF form and have them submit the form...
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Mind Control Security Awareness
April 03, 2012 Added by:Pete Herzog
ISECOM's SmarterSaferBetter seminar teaches you to actively keep on re-filtering. Doing it right by being alerted to prompts is the best way to keep your guard up, because actively filtering your world is truly exhausting. And being tired is when we make security mistakes...
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Psychology of Information Security - The God Complex
January 27, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
I'm willing to bet that if you went down the list of all the security policies that your organization has, there would be at least a few that you break based on the 'this doesn't apply to me, I know better' principle. This is also know in psychology as the "God Complex"...
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Anonymous: Insidiae, Psychologia, Et Liber Pericula
September 20, 2011 Added by:Scot Terban
Collectively, groups like Anonymous can manifest a sociopathic or psychopathic potential in certain circumstances. In the case of the actions of Anonymous actors online in their dialogues and statements, they manifest key features of what is considered psychopathic behaviors...
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The Psychology of “Neo Jihad” Radicalization
September 12, 2011 Added by:Scot Terban
The AQ core will continue to reach out to the lonely and dispossessed to radicalize the newcomers as well as use the technologies we have created (privacy/hacking utilities included) to effect the outcomes they desire and we need to be able to counter them...
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Identity Theft Has Long Lasting Psychological Effects
August 19, 2011 Added by:Robert Siciliano
The lack of specifics makes it difficult for victims to attain any closure and move forward. “No matter how well they monitor their financial records for the rest of their lives, they may still feel vulnerable,” Van Vliet says...
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Similarities Between Riots and Modern Internet Hacktivism
August 15, 2011 Added by:Lenny Zeltser
To understand riots, consider the importance of de-individuation of the mob's participants, the importance of instigating events and the role of the "entrepreneur" in starting the chain reaction of a riot. There are parallels to the dynamics of modern Internet hacktivism...
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Weaponizing Cyberpsychology and Subverting Cybervetting
August 01, 2011 Added by:Rafal Los
In a talk to be shared for the first time at DEF CON 19, members from the UK based volunteer organization the OnlinePrivacyFoundation.org will share the results of their research on examining to what extent it is possible to determine someone’s personality through their Facebook activity...
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Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
March 16, 2011 Added by:Ben Rothke
Far too many people think that information security and data protection is simply about running tools, and too many technology books focus on the hardware and software elements, completely ignoring the human element. The social engineer can then use that gap to their advantage...
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Mitigating Security Threats Through Forensic Psychology
February 07, 2011 Added by:Jonathan Dudek
Identifying the nature of threats - the motives and modi operandi of criminal groups and other critical factors contributing to their behavior, such as underlying cultural and political beliefs - will foster the development of appropriate risk mitigation strategies and safeguards at every level...
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- Follow Up to the Out of Band Authentication Post
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- Security Automation by Hand - Batch/Bash/FOR
- Who Are You Preaching to Anyway?
- Some Observations on Klout Scores
- Where Will the Buck Stop in Cloud Security?
- How Does Your Bank Protect Your Data?