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    Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.

     

    In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: False Memories. Although memory processes and systems usually operate reliably, they are sometimes prone to distortions and illusions. Today’s discussion will examine how and why this happens. [June 5, 2023]

     

    00:00 - Intro

    00:20 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro

    01:02 - Intro Links

    -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

    -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

    -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

    -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

    -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

    -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

    -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

    07:43 - The Topic of the Day: False Memories

    08:11 - Defining Our Memories

    10:17 - Challenging Your Reality

    11:48 - Remember the Good Times

    13:01 - The Exception

    15:07 - Unintentional Ego Inflation

    17:27 - Putting it in Context

    18:46 - The Dangers of Distorting Memories

    23:19 - Not-So-Total Recall

    25:40 - Repression vs Suppression

    28:35 - Eyewitness Error

    32:10 - Shameless Plug: Ep. 134

    -          Altered Memories and Alternate Realities with Dr. Elizabeth Loftus

    34:14 - Emotional Influence

    37:22 - How Accurate Are You???

    39:56 - Emotional Defense

    44:35 - Belief System

    47:48 - Don't Be Certain (Because You're Not)

    49:31 - Confirmation Bias

    52:39 - Simple Does Not Equal Easy

    54:08 - Shades of Grey

    56:38 - Wrap Up

    56:58 - Next Month: Deception Detection

    57:45 - Outro

    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

     

    Find us online:

    -          Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbiejmarono

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-abbie-maroño-phd-35ab2611a

    -          Twitter: https://twitter.com/humanhacker

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy

     

    References:

    Damiano, C., & Walther, D. B. (2019). Distinct roles of eye movements during memory encoding and retrieval. Cognition, 184, 119-129.

    Robins, S. K. (2019). Confabulation and constructive memory. Synthese, 196, 2135-2151.

    Schacter, D. L. (2022). Constructive memory: past and future. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience.

    Murphy, G., Loftus, E. F., Grady, R. H., Levine, L. J., & Greene, C. M. (2019). False memories for fake news during Ireland’s abortion referendum. Psychological science, 30(10), 1449-1459.

    Sedikides, C., & Skowronski, J. J. (2020). In human memory, good can be stronger than bad. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29(1), 86-91.

    Otgaar, H., Howe, M. L., & Patihis, L. (2022). What science tells us about false and repressed memories. Memory, 30(1), 16-21.

    Loftus, E. F. (1993). The reality of repressed memories. American psychologist, 48(5), 518.

    Anderson, M. C., & Hulbert, J. C. (2021). Active forgetting: Adaptation of memory by prefrontal control. Annual review of psychology, 72, 1-36.

    Loftus, E. F., & Pickrell, J. E. (1995). The formation of false memories. Psychiatric annals, 25(12), 720-725.

    Otgaar, H., Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Wade, K. A. (2009). Abducted by a UFO: Prevalence information affects young children's false memories for an implausible event. Applied Cognitive Psychology: The Official Journal of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 23(1), 115-125.

    Otgaar, H., Candel, I., Scoboria, A., & Merckelbach, H. (2010). Script knowledge enhances the development of children’s false memories. Acta Psychologica, 133(1), 57-63.

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    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

     

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    References:

    De Jongh, A., Muris, P., ter Horst, G., Van Zuuren, F., Schoenmakers, N., & Makkes, P. (1999). One-session cognitive treatment of dental phobia: Preparing dental phobics for treatment by restructuring negative cognitions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 37(S1), S89-S100.

    Dilger, S., Straube, T., Mentzel, H. J., Fitzek, C., Reichenbach, J. R., Hecht, H., ... & Miltner, W. H. (2003). Brain activation to phobia-related pictures in spider phobic humans: An event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Neuroscience Letters, 348(1), 29-32.

    Hettema, J. M., Neale, M. C., & Kendler, K. S. (2001). A review and meta-analysis of the genetic epidemiology of anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158(10), 1568-1578.

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    Lacey, C., Frampton, C., & Beaglehole, B. (2022). oVRcome – Self-guided virtual reality for specific phobias: A randomised controlled trial. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 000486742211107.

    https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221110779

    Mineka, S., & Zinbarg, R. (2006). A contemporary learning theory perspective on the etiology of anxiety disorders: It's not what you thought it was. American Psychologist, 61(1), 10-26.

    Ollendick, T. H., Ost, L. G., Reuterskiöld, L., Costa, N., Cederlund, R., Sirbu, C., ... & Jarrett, M. A. (2009). One-session treatment of specific phobias in youth: A randomized clinical trial in the United States and Sweden. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 504-516.

    Rauch, S. L., Whalen, P. J., Shin, L. M., McInerney, S. C., Macklin, M. L., Lasko, N. B., ... & Pitman, R. K. (2000). Exaggerated amygdala response to masked facial stimuli in posttraumatic stress disorder: A functional MRI study. Biological Psychiatry, 47(9), 769-776.

    University of York. (2023, February 6). Facing fears in just three hours of therapy could resolve phobias in children. Retrieved from https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/research/facing-fears-phobias-children/

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    00:18 - Intro Links

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    -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

    -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

    -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

    -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

    -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

    -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

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    28:09 - Find Layne Gneiting online

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    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

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    43:25 - Time is Happiness                                                            

    45:48 - Find Dr. Zak Online

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    -          Website: getimmersion.com                                      

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    48:25 - Outro                                    

    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

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    -          LinkedIn: in/genacox

    -          Instagram: @genacoxphd

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    -          TED Talks - Chris Anderson

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    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

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    Coming from a background that includes teaching English, and interpreting American Sign Language, Shelby has always had an interest in communication. That interest led her to the Foundational Application of Social Engineering (FASE) class, which she now co-teaches with Christopher Hadnagy.

     

    On her days off, Shelby enjoys volunteering for the Innocent Lives Foundation and painting.

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    00:00 - Intro

    00:19 - Patrick Laverty Intro

    00:49 - Intro Links

    -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

    -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

    -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

    -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

    -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

    -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

    -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                      

    04:23 - Today's Topic: Telling Stories with Shelby (Part 2)

    05:18 - Previously on SE, ETC.

    06:43 - Night & Day

    07:59 - Finding Our "In"

    09:03 - You're Gonna Like the Way You Look

    10:54 - We Don't Need No Stinking Badges

    12:01 - Attack of the Clones

    14:06 - Good Ole' Barb

    18:25 - Leisurely Stroll

    20:27 - Mission Accomplished!

    24:31 - Left to Our Own Devices

    29:45 - Being Flexible

    31:07 - You Still Need to Plan

    33:46 - Debrief BBQ

    35:38 - Reposition Ring

    40:17 - Wrap Up & Goodbye

    42:10 - Outro

    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

     

    Find us online

    -          Chris Hadnagy

    -          Twitter: @humanhacker

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopherhadnagy

    -          Patrick Laverty

    -          Twitter: @plaverty9

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/plaverty9

    -          Shelby Dacko

    -          Twitter: @scarylilhuman

    -          LinkedIn: ­­­linkedin.com/in/shelbydacko

    Ep. 243 - Security Awareness Series - Be a Cultural Lightning Rod with Robert Wood

    Ep. 243 - Security Awareness Series - Be a Cultural Lightning Rod with Robert Wood

    Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and I are joined by Robert Wood. Mr. Wood is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He leads enterprise cyber security, compliance, privacy, and counter intelligence functions at CMS and ensures the Agency complies with secure IT requirements while encouraging innovation.

    Mr. Wood has over 10 years of experience in information technology, information security and management consulting.

    Prior to CMS, Mr. Wood has built and managed several security programs in the technology sector. He was also formerly a Principal Consultant for Cigital where he advised enterprises about their software security programs. He also founded and led the red team assessment practice with Cigital, focused on holistic adversarial analysis, helping organizations identify and manage risks from alternative perspectives.

    Mr. Wood has a B.S. in Information Management & Technology from Syracuse University. [Jan 15, 2024]

     

    00:00 - Intro

    00:18 - Ryan Intro

    01:03 - Intro Links:

    -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

    -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

    -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

    -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

    -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

    -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

    -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                               

    04:28 - Robert Wood Intro

    05:35 - A Small Career Jump

    10:31 - The Constant Desire to Learn

    12:58 - Unique Challenges

    16:08 - Measure & Manage

    20:01 - Making it Human

    23:14 - Executive Power

    26:35 - Pushing Up

    29:18 - Part of a Team

    32:45 - Mentors

    -          Jim Routh

    -          Jason Hills

    -          Amit Sethi

    35:44 - Book Recommendations

    -          Think Again - Adam Grant

    -          Steal Like An Artist - Austin Kleon

    38:29 - Find Robert Wood Online

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/holycyberbatman

    -          Website: softsideofcyber.com

    39:32 - Wrap Up & Outro

    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

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    Ep. 242 - Human Element Series - The Greatest Salesman in the World - Is It AI? with Tony UV

    Ep. 242 - Human Element Series - The Greatest Salesman in the World - Is It AI? with Tony UV

    Today we are joined by Tony UcedaVélez. Tony UV is the co-creator of the Process for Attack Simulation & Threat Analysis and the CEO of VerSprite. Tony has over 25 years of IT/InfoSec work across a vast range of industries. He is also the OWASP leader for Atlanta, GA. [Jan 8, 2024]

     

    00:00 - Intro

    00:19 - Intro Links

    -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

    -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

    -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

    -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

    -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

    -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

    -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

    03:00     Tony UV Intro

    03:34     Good in Chaos

    05:28     VerSprite

    06:18     Future Focus

    09:38     It's Like a Flea Market

    13:19     Groomed by Marketing

    14:46     The Age of Misinformation

    17:14     How to Defend

    21:34     Human Validation

    23:49     Implicit Trust

    26:01     Zero Trust in Humans

    29:33     Mentors

    -          Parents

    32:25     Book Recommendations

    -          The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

    -          The Greatest Salesman in the World - Og Mandino

    34:08     Find Tony UV online

    -          X/Twitter: @t0nyuv

    -          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tonyuv/

    34:53 - Guest Wrap Up & Outro

    -          www.social-engineer.com

    -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org