The Devil's in the Details: A Look at Bad Social Engineering and How to Do Better

Explore the intricacies of social engineering and learn how to improve your techniques in this 35-minute conference talk from Derbycon 2012. Delve into topics such as target selection, self-awareness, goal setting, and the anatomy of interactions. Discover the importance of emotional injection, establishing pretexts, and handling objections. Gain insights on team dynamics, reconnaissance, and target sequencing. Analyze recent events and common pitfalls in social engineering practices. Enhance your understanding of body language and reactionary identity preservation. Conclude with a comprehensive recap and engage in a thought-provoking Q&A session to solidify your knowledge of effective social engineering strategies.

Intro
What is SE
Agenda
Observations
Target Selection
Selfcenteredness
How to do better
No your goals
No yourself
How do you know
Commonality
Recent Events
Emotional Injection
Rip
Warm fuzzy
Anatomy of interaction
Establishing the pretext
Emotional objection
Team up
Need
Recap
Questions
reactionary identity preservation
good question
body language
reconnaissance
target sequence
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