Dirty Trick on Human Nature

Fellow Students, this article talks about us and how we need to trust someone or not. With these personal attacks in groups or social networks where do we turn for help. Follow me in an ongoing discussion about what to do, who to report it to and the likely outcome of such actions. My experience is open to share with you. Dirty Tricks on Human Nature Sunday, September 12, 2010 11:35 AM From:"Pete Herzog" To:"ISECOM News"

When social engineering works, it takes more from you than your money or your data. It grabs your curiosity, takes your feelings, and damages your willingness to trust. But that's only if you notice you've been stung. Thieves and scammers know the tricks that exploit key things that are fairly common in human nature. These are things we can often rise above when we think about it later, the things that make us say, "How could I fall for that?" But it's not just evil hackers and thieves who use these dirty tricks. They're all around us and they are subtle. You can find them in sales, advertising, politics, social groups, families, relationships, and many more places. They are rarely illegal but they abuse our nature just the same. Since most of them we never see coming, we never learn just why it happened. That means it will just keep on happening and we just blame ourselves more and more. But you can see them. You can learn to see them all. But you need to see them as they happen, not after the sting. To do that, you need to know what these flaws in human nature are or else you'll never understand why you keep being fooled, taken advantage of, misled, and used. So you can either wonder "How could I let that person use me like that?" or you can make sure it won't happen again. ISECOM is putting on free seminars in the USA for 3 weeks only in October 2010. We are teaching people to protect themselves in a plain language and with powerful tools they can use to size up any situation for its truth. "Smarter, Safer, Better" is one of those seminars focused on helping regular people not be victims, sheep, or pawns. While these seminars are free to the attendees, we need sponsors and hosts to put on these seminars. Contact ISECOM on how you can host a seminar in your area. http://www.isecom.org/seminars Sincerely, -pete.