53 min

Ep. 135 - Fear of video and snakes with Lisa Forte The Social-Engineer Podcast

    • Social Sciences

In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Maxie Reynolds are joined by social engineering and insider threats expert: Lisa Forte. Learn how Lisa went from fighting terrorists and real-life sea pirates to being an expert on cybercrime and social engineering. Discover how scammers are taking advantage of global uncertainty and understand how to protect yourself from attack.   
00:00 – Introduction to Lisa Forte 
02:38 – Lisa's path to a career in social engineering 
05:27 – The psychology that terrorists use to recruit teenagers 
07:52 – Lisa's experience with fighting cyber crime 
08:43 – Why Lisa named her cyber security company “Red Goat” 
10:23 – The world pandemic made hospitals and their supply chains vulnerable to attack 
14:38 – Keep secure by realizing the value of the information you possess  
15:41 - How Cyber Volunteers 19 is helping to save lives by making hospitals secure. (twitter) 
21:25 – Ego suspension is a required skill for a good social engineer 
25:47 – Find someone who gives you honest feedback 
27:28 – How Chris deals with harsh criticism 
30:27 – New documentary: “hacker:HUNTER Ha(ck)cine” (Part 1) (Part 2) 
34:44 – Lisa's Vlog: “Rebooting” 
35:44 – Lisa's and Chris’s experience with exposure therapy.  
40:00 – How scammers take advantage of global uncertainty 
42:37 – Law enforcement has a big disadvantage when fighting cyber crime 
45:42: Lisa’s Contact info: 
LinkedIn 
Website 
Rebooting vlog with Chris 
Twitter 
46:56 – Lisa's Book recommendation 
Prisoners Of Geography 
50:20 – Outro 
Social-Engineer.com   
Social-Engineer.org   
The Human Hacking Conference 
The Innocent Lives Foundation   
Human Hacking Book 
Phishing As A Service® 
Trainings: 
Practical Open Source Intelligence For Everyday Social Engineers 
11-12 November 2020 - VIRTUAL  Advanced Practical Social Engineering Training 
17-20 November, 2020 - VIRTUAL 

In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Maxie Reynolds are joined by social engineering and insider threats expert: Lisa Forte. Learn how Lisa went from fighting terrorists and real-life sea pirates to being an expert on cybercrime and social engineering. Discover how scammers are taking advantage of global uncertainty and understand how to protect yourself from attack.   
00:00 – Introduction to Lisa Forte 
02:38 – Lisa's path to a career in social engineering 
05:27 – The psychology that terrorists use to recruit teenagers 
07:52 – Lisa's experience with fighting cyber crime 
08:43 – Why Lisa named her cyber security company “Red Goat” 
10:23 – The world pandemic made hospitals and their supply chains vulnerable to attack 
14:38 – Keep secure by realizing the value of the information you possess  
15:41 - How Cyber Volunteers 19 is helping to save lives by making hospitals secure. (twitter) 
21:25 – Ego suspension is a required skill for a good social engineer 
25:47 – Find someone who gives you honest feedback 
27:28 – How Chris deals with harsh criticism 
30:27 – New documentary: “hacker:HUNTER Ha(ck)cine” (Part 1) (Part 2) 
34:44 – Lisa's Vlog: “Rebooting” 
35:44 – Lisa's and Chris’s experience with exposure therapy.  
40:00 – How scammers take advantage of global uncertainty 
42:37 – Law enforcement has a big disadvantage when fighting cyber crime 
45:42: Lisa’s Contact info: 
LinkedIn 
Website 
Rebooting vlog with Chris 
Twitter 
46:56 – Lisa's Book recommendation 
Prisoners Of Geography 
50:20 – Outro 
Social-Engineer.com   
Social-Engineer.org   
The Human Hacking Conference 
The Innocent Lives Foundation   
Human Hacking Book 
Phishing As A Service® 
Trainings: 
Practical Open Source Intelligence For Everyday Social Engineers 
11-12 November 2020 - VIRTUAL  Advanced Practical Social Engineering Training 
17-20 November, 2020 - VIRTUAL 

53 min