Christian Reinhardt
Director Human Risk Management, SoSafe
Dr. Christian Reinhardt is a sports psychologist, author, speaker and former managing director of the Saxony-Anhalt Football Association. As an expert in human behavior, in his role as Director Human Risk Management at SoSafe, he analyzes how cybercriminals use psychological mechanisms to manipulate us and how we in turn can use psychology to promote safe behavior.
talks & Q&A
conference | sep 18
Neurohacked! How cybercriminals manipulate your brain before you even click
Security culture is created when we stop just regulating behavior - and start understanding the brain.
Description
Cyber criminals are no longer just targeting our IT systems - they are targeting our brains. But what actually happens in our heads when we are deceived, manipulated or tricked by social engineering?
This presentation uses neuroscientific principles to shed light on how attacks on our attention, emotions and decision-making processes work - and why even experts are not immune to them. Visualizations show impressively which neuronal mechanisms are activated during deepfakes, voice cloning or phishing - and why our brain is not evolutionarily equipped for this type of threat.
But the talk does not stop at analysis: The same psychological principles that are exploited by attackers - such as reward systems, social pressure or emotional triggers - can also be used for effective awareness and security programs.
Security culture is created where we stop just regulating behavior - and start understanding the brain.
Why the committee chose this talk
Psychology is the future playground of attackers. Defenders have to get a basic grap of it.
