The psychology of cybercrime - Part III

While we continually hear about businesses being the victim of a cyber-attack, it’s not the ‘business’ that is targeted – it’s the people who work inside it.

Talk to most people in your company and they’ll tell you they’re too smart to fall for any of the tricks cybercriminals use, because the red flags are easy to spot.

• "It’s obvious you don't input your login details after clicking on an email link."
• "Of course, you wouldn’t download a virus by opening an attachment from someone you don’t know."
• "Everyone knows crypto is a scam."

But if we’re all so on top of cybercrime, why are we seeing more and more data breaches? Why have individuals’ losses to scams almost double to more than half a billion dollars in Australia over the past 2 years?

Building on the success of the past two years’ Psychology of Cybercrime presentations, this session continues to focus on the underlying psychological principles used by cybercriminals to manipulate their targets. Then examines how security professionals can ethically utilise similar techniques in a positive way, to enhance security engagement in their business.