Why Smart People Make Mistakes: A Psychological Analysis of Scams

Traditional security focuses on code, services, and protocols. However, most successful attacks are based on social engineering, which hacks not software but the human mind.

This masterclass shifts the focus from purely technical security to psychology: you'll learn how manipulators bypass the critical thinking of even the most experienced professionals.

The program includes:

⦁ The Psychology of Deception: a detailed analysis of the cognitive biases, emotional triggers, and time pressure used by telephone and online scammers.

⦁ The Anatomy of Errors: Why high intelligence, status, and IT experience don't provide immunity to manipulation and how to take this into account when designing security.

This masterclass will help you view a product through the eyes of social engineering, identify unusual vulnerabilities at the intersection of UX and security, and improve your personal psychological preparedness.