Ep. 137 Human Hacking With Chris Hadnagy

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 6 a.m.

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In this special episode,\\xa0Chris Hadnagy\\xa0joins\\xa0Maxie Reynolds\\xa0to talk about\\xa0the\\xa0amazing\\xa0stories and\\xa0useful\\xa0lessons contained in\\xa0Chris\\u2019s new book:\\xa0\\u201cHuman Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You\\u201d.\\xa0Listen as Chris delves into the process of making \\u201cHuman Hacking\\u201d and shares the awesome story behind its\\xa0inception.\\xa0Maxie and Chris also discuss the importance of empathy especially when it comes to hacking humans.\\xa0\\xa0

Chris a global security expert and\\xa0master\\xa0hacker. He is the founder and CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC, the creator of the popular Social Engineer Podcast, website, and newsletter, and designed \\u201cAdvanced Practical Social Engineering,\\u201d the first hands-on social engineering training course and certification for law enforcement, military, and private sector professionals.\\xa0\\xa0

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00:09 \\u2013 Introduction to\\xa0Maxie Reynolds\\xa0\\xa0

02:13\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Introduction\\xa0to\\xa0Christopher Hadnagy\\u2019s\\xa0brand-new\\xa0book: \\u201cHuman Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You\\u201d\\xa0

02:51\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Human-hacking is a skill that can be used in everyday life by everyday\\xa0people\\xa0

04:19 \\u2013 What it means to \\u201cLeave Them Better Off for Having Met\\xa0You\\u201d\\xa0

05:50 \\u2013\\xa0\\u201cThe martial art\\xa0of the\\xa0mind\\u201d\\xa0and how\\xa0a malicious person could use it for\\xa0harm\\xa0

07:39\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Empathy and why\\xa0it is\\xa0so\\xa0important when hacking\\xa0humans\\xa0

09:21\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Showing empathy while amygdala\\xa0hijacked\\xa0

11:40\\xa0\\u2013 Empathy is more than just putting\\xa0yourself\\xa0in\\xa0someone\\xa0else\\u2019s\\xa0shoes\\xa0

14:15\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Empathy is often\\xa0hierarchical\\xa0

16:33 \\u2013 The power of \\u201cI\\u2019m\\xa0sorry\\u201d\\xa0

18:02\\xa0\\u2013 Why understanding the meaning behind someone\\u2019s actions is so\\xa0important\\xa0

21:48\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Accuracy of the stories\\xa0told\\xa0in the\\xa0book\\xa0

24:15\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0The process of\\xa0co-authoring\\xa0the book\\xa0with Seth\\xa0Schulman\\xa0

26:43\\xa0\\u2013 The amazing story of how the book came to\\xa0be\\xa0

31:16\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0How to fight the isolation and social awkwardness\\xa0brought by technology and,\\xa0more recently,\\xa0COVID-19.\\xa0

34:46\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Giving\\xa0your feedback\\xa0on the\\xa0book\\xa0

36:20\\xa0\\u2013 A distillation of the \\u201cAdvanced Practical Social Engineering\\u201d course, made applicable to\\xa0everyone\\xa0

40:50\\xa0\\u2013 Socially engineering the world\\u2019s best rock\\xa0band\\xa0

43:51 - \\u201cQuick Fire Questions\\u201d:\\xa0

44:04 \\u2013 Chris\'s favorite story\\xa0in the book\\xa0

45:04 \\u2013 Is there a stage\\xa0in child development where\\xa0less empathy is shown?\\xa0

46:10 \\u2013 Would the new book have helped teenage\\xa0Chris?\\xa0

48:01 \\u2013 Is it as nicer to\\xa0feel empathy\\xa0yourself\\xa0or receive it\\xa0from\\xa0someone else?\\xa0

49:49 \\u2013 Balance is\\xa0required\\xa0when teaching empathy.\\xa0

51:19 \\u2013\\xa0How we can all better our communities by learning to \\u201cWin Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met\\xa0You\\u201d\\xa0

53:35 \\u2013 Chris\'s book\\xa0recommendations\\xa0

54:56 \\u2013 Outro\\xa0

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