you’re about to get hacked!! (7 reasons why) // FREE Security+ // EP 6
Source: YouTube · NetworkChuck · published Nov 20, 2020 · 22:55
This video explains how humans have seven unpatchable psychological vulnerabilities that make us susceptible to social engineering attacks, illustrated through movie examples 0:08.
Key Takeaways:
• Humans have an "OS" with seven inherent vulnerabilities: authority, intimidation, consensus, scarcity, familiarity, trust, and urgency 19:39
• "Sneakers" demonstrated how pretexting, trust, familiarity, and urgency can be used to gain unauthorized building access 1:46
• A Jimmy Kimmel segment revealed how people readily share passwords when asked by perceived authorities, showing multiple vulnerabilities in action 4:29
• Leonardo DiCaprio's character in "Catch Me If You Can" used pretexting and fake authority to manipulate an FBI agent 6:56
• The best protection against social engineering is awareness of these manipulation tactics and staying informed about current attack methods 20:31
These psychological traits can't be "patched" like software, making awareness our primary defense against social engineering attacks.
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hey you can get hacked you're probably being hacked right now i hope not but seriously all of us are vulnerable to attacks your mom your brother your sister your friend me why because we have an os a human os that's vulnerable seven vulnerabilities that really can't be patched this is why we're so susceptible to these social engineering attacks it's why we fall for these and i'm telling you you're not safe so in this video we're going to go over what those vulnerabilities are and we're going to do that by looking at our favorite movies our favorite scenes where these vulnerabilities in the human os have been exploited to perfection it's awesome we're gonna look at these and review these and learn about our vulnerabilities right now and hey if you like this video man hit that like button li…