Psychological principles
Overcome the Impostor Syndrome
Social-Engineer | | billy boatright, fear, Fraud, Impostor syndrome, perfectionist, Psychological principles, reframe, SE, social engineer
Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve to be where you are professionally? Studies show that an estimated 70% of people have experienced Impostor Syndrome at one time in their life ...
Is It Legit to Use Fear as Part of My Pretext?
Social-Engineer | | amygdala, chef, fear, FUD, Gordon Ramsay, Hadnagy, impersonation, mantra, motto, Phish, pretext, Psychological principles, SMSh, social engineer, vish
One question I get asked often is, “Chris, isn’t it legit to use fear as part of my pretext in a social engineering exercise? I mean, after all, the bad guys are ...
A Nonverbal Analysis of Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress Testimony
Social-Engineer | | Chris Hadnagy, facebook, facebook breach, hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, microexpression, microexpressions, nonverbal, nonverbal communication, Psychological principles, senate hearing, senators, social engineering, zuckerberg
Most of us are familiar with the fact that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, is testifying in front of Congress this week regarding Facebook’s mishandling of user data. This hearing is being ...

