Social Engineering Theories

This video covers several useful theories and principles used in social engineering. Think of it as building blocks that can be used. Quite a bit of this comes from scholarly work in psychology. It contains brief overviews of specific topics, definitely look into it more for a better understanding. This video was produced for academic purposes for identifying Social Engineering practices. This is not an endorsement of any illegal activity.




I think the part from 8:22 on is the most informative since it comes from a research paper I found specifically about social engineering attacks.

The video covers:
+Mere Exposure Effect (0:47)
+Theory of Planned Behavior (4:04)
+Modes of Communication Styles (meh)
+Anatomy of Social Engineering Attacks (8:22)
     *Principles of Persuasion (Authority, Reciprocity, Conformity, Commitment, Scarcity) (9:04)
     *Frequency of Persuasion Principles used (16:23)
     *Number of steps used before compliance (17:51)
     *Occurrence of principles by steps before compliance (17:51)

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