Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security

Written by Paul Ekman, Christopher Hadnagy and Paul F. Kelly

Narrated by Christopher Hadnagy

Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security digs into nonverbal human communications and how it affects social engineering.  This book delves deep into how attacks against companies and individuals use nonverbal communications every day.  It explains nonverbal communications and demonstrates with visuals, the connection of non-verbal behavior to social engineering and scamming. The reader will gain the knowledge needed to help protect their organization. The book clearly combines both the practical and technical aspect of the social engineer revealing all the various dirty tricks that scammers use as well as pinpoints what to look for on the nonverbal side to detect the social engineer. What is nonverbal communication? What is Social Engineering? Understanding the Language of the Hands Science Behind the Torso, Legs and Feet The Science Behind the Face - Understanding the 7 base emotions and how they are displayed The Limbic System and social Engineering The Moral Molecule - Trust and the Social Engineer The Power of Empathy in Social Engineering Using Nonverbals as a Social Engineer

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ascent Audio
• Release date: Aug 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663703255

Paul Ekman

Paul Ekman is Professor Emeritus of Psychology in the department of psychiatry at the University of California Medical School, San Francisco, and the author of 13 books. He is a frequent consultant on emotional expression to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as to animation studios such as Pixar and Industrial Light and Magic.