Beware of scammers! How to resist manipulation and not be fooled

Have you ever received a call from someone introducing themselves as a bank employee? Or received an email with a link that you fortunately did not click on?

The technologies used by perpetrators to gain access to your passwords or data are based on social engineering—a science of sophisticated and aggressive manipulation of people's behavior. It employs a whole arsenal of tools: appealing to pity, clouding judgment, provoking anger, inciting unnatural greed, putting people in awkward positions, evoking guilt or shame, and much more.

By falling victim to deception, we not only risk ourselves but can also seriously let down our colleagues and loved ones.

Christopher Hadnagy, a world-renowned social engineering expert, will teach you to recognize manipulations of all kinds and resist scammers of all stripes. No one will be able to make you do what you did not plan to do—parting with your money, revealing important information, engaging in dangerous actions. All examples provided by Hadnagy come from his personal and professional practice.