Under the Unfluence: the Dark Side of Influence
summary
Shows concrete attack paths and defenses: romance scams cost $200M reported in 2019 and often seed business email compromise, Verizon finds ~50% of breaches involve the human element, and adversaries use Cialdini's six principles (likability, authority, reciprocity, social proof, scarcity, commitment). Demonstrations include default projector admin creds, a son fooled by a payroll portal, and a student extracting military info over drinks; counters are osintframework.com, webinar/vishing awareness, and “stop and think” plus asking for help.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:49Room Rules
- 5:32Our Worst Enemy
- 7:42Blind Trust
- 9:23Complacency
- 11:47likability
- 12:55authority
- 13:33reciprocation
- 14:50scarcity act
- 15:55commitment consistency
- 19:52Homework
- 21:41People Dont Listen
- 23:32Influence or Manipulation
- 25:03Building rapport
- 28:22Where to learn more
- 29:34Observation
- 30:54How to prevent influence
- 35:16Application slide
- 37:17Conclusion
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