ISC2 Insights Podcast: The Art and Science of People Hacking – Jenny Radcliffe

nnJenny Radcliffe – also known as “The People Hacker” – is a leadingnsocial engineer, using her unique skills to help organizations findntheir security flaws by bypassing security systems through a mixture ofnpsychology, con-artistry, cunning and guile. We sat down after Jenny’snkeynote at ISC2 Security Congress to talk some more…nn

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The ISC2 Podcast is a regular series of interviews and discussions withnmembers and key people in and around the cybersecurity industry where wenfind out more about their career stories, experiences, emergingncybersecurity challenges and technologies and more.

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nThe podcast is a forum to share new ideas and broaden the conversationnwithin the ISC2 membership and with the wider cybersecurity community.

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For episode four of this series, we met with acclaimed social engineer JennynRadcliffe. Known as “The People Hacker”, we discuss a variety of aspects ofnsocial engineering and exploiting holes in the public’s security awareness.

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nJenny has received many industry awards and was inducted into thenprestigious InfoSec Hall of Fame in 2022. She has also been named as one ofnthe top 30 female cyber security leaders in 2022 by SC Magazine, one of thentop 25 Women in Cyber by IT Security Guru, and as a Top 50 Women ofnInfluence in Cyber multiple times. She was nominated in seven categories fornthe 2021 Security Serious Awards in 2021 including the prestigiousn“Godmother of Security” award in 2020 winning the “Most Educational SecuritynBlog” for her show The Human Factor podcast interviewing industry leaders,nbloggers, experts, fellow social engineers and con-artists about allnelements of security and preventing people from becoming victims ofnmalicious social engineering.n

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nWe discuss just how easy it can be to enter restricted parts of a buildingnwith nothing more than a clipboard and a high-viz vest, and how looking andnsounding the part is often enough to convince many members of society thatnyou must be in the right place.n

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nWe also look at what happens when these approved intrusion attempts don’t gonto plan.n

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• n If you don’t already have a pass, on-demand passes for sessions from ISC2n Security Congress can ben n purchased here
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• n Our webinar on social engineering “Hack the Brain: Social Engineeringn Innovation in 2023” can ben n streamed here
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• n Details of ISC2 Security Congress 2024 in Las Vegas, October 14-16 2024 cann be foundn n here
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