Hack Them Empathetically with Chris Hadnagy
Episode 1 of the Hacker Valley Red podcast, hosted by Hacker Valley Media, titled "Hack Them Empathetically with Chris Hadnagy" was published on October 28, 2021 and runs 38 minutes.
October 28, 2021 ·38m · Hacker Valley Red
Summary
Chris Hadnagy – Show Notes Christopher Hadnagy is the founder and CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC. He created the world’s first social engineering framework, as well as hosted the first social engineering-based podcast. Chris is an adjunct professor of Social Engineering for an NSA Cyber School of excellence at University of Arizona. Chris is also a well-known author, having written five books on social engineering. Chris’ new book, “Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You”, released January 5, 2021. Join both Chris’ and Ron for an episode of self-analyzation, empathy and understanding. Key Takeaways 02:52 Bio 06:20 Exploring the title of Chris’ book 08:40 What’s the difference between manipulation and influence? 10:36 A contract in a book. Why? 14:33 What books describe Chris? 21:48 The importance of Empathy 26:48 The science 30:57 Chris’ conference: The Human Behavior Conference Links: Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website Chris Hadnagy: Twitter | Facebook | Book | Conference Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon Visit our presenting sponsor Axonius to solve your asset management efforts
Episode Description
Chris Hadnagy – Show Notes
Christopher Hadnagy is the founder and CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC. He created the world’s first social engineering framework, as well as hosted the first social engineering-based podcast. Chris is an adjunct professor of Social Engineering for an NSA Cyber School of excellence at University of Arizona. Chris is also a well-known author, having written five books on social engineering. Chris’ new book, “Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You”, released January 5, 2021. Join both Chris’ and Ron for an episode of self-analyzation, empathy and understanding.
Key Takeaways
02:52 Bio
06:20 Exploring the title of Chris’ book
08:40 What’s the difference between manipulation and influence?
10:36 A contract in a book. Why?
14:33 What books describe Chris?
21:48 The importance of Empathy
26:48 The science
30:57 Chris’ conference: The Human Behavior Conference
Links:
Hacker Valley Studio: Swag | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Email Ron & Chris | Website
Chris Hadnagy: Twitter | Facebook | Book | Conference
Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon
Join our monthly mastermind group via Patreon
Visit our presenting sponsor Axonius to solve your asset management efforts
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