Hacking Humans: A Q&A with Chris Hadnagy

An Exclusive Interview With Chris Hadnagy

Chris Hadnagy (author of Social-Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking and Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security, Phishing Dark Waters and Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking) is a speaker, teacher, pentester, and recognized expert in the field of social engineering and security.

Chris Hadnagy is the President and CEO of Social-Engineer, Inc. He has spent the last 16 years in security and technology, specializing in understanding the ways in which malicious attackers are able to exploit human weaknesses to obtain access to information and resources through manipulation and deceit.

Chris has developed one of the web’s most successful security podcasts, The Social-Engineer.Org Podcast, and the equally-popular SEORG Newsletter. Over the years, both have become a staple in most serious security practices and are used by Fortune 500 companies around the world to educate their staff.

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Chris is consistently one of my go-to sources on the topic of social engineering. Smart, creative, passionate and always a wealth of information when I need a solid source to speak to an issue when I am writing on social engineering. Chris has consistently been there to deliver insightful, unique perspectives on a topic crucial to professionals in the security industry. I value the relationship CSO has developed with Chris and know he’ll continue to be of tremendous value to us as an expert in his field as we move forward in the future.

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