Episode #4, Season 5 of Phishy Business: Using Criminal Skills for Good - a Memoir of a Burglar for Hire
In this episode of Phishy Business, we discuss social engineering, the professional con game of burglary for hire, and different aspects of how this very specialized skill can impact organizations and individuals.
Our special guest is Jenny Radcliffe, who was our very first interview on the podcast and made a return appearance in our episode on job hacking. Jenny is well known for being able to get in anywhere and past anyone. She has turned a schooling in the art of breaking and entering during her childhood, into a celebrated career as an expert in social engineering, where she exploits the flaws and weaknesses in top-grade security operations.
Now, Jenny has returned for a third visit to tell us all about her new book, People Hacker. It’s a memoir about her unusual career as an ethical burglar and as you can imagine, it’s filled with fascinating stories.
Now, Jenny has returned for a third visit to tell us all about her new book, People Hacker. It’s a memoir about her unusual career as an ethical burglar and as you can imagine, it’s filled with fascinating stories.
In ‘Using Criminal Skills for Good - a Memoir of a Burglar for Hire’, we discuss:
- The importance of context in social engineering and how good people hackers adapt their methods according to the scenario and culture
- How real-world social engineering compares to the virtual world
- The importance of diversity in security
- Why Jenny didn’t go over to the dark side despite having all the skills of a successful criminal
- How everyone is hackable and it’s important to make security relevant to everyone
- How to do penetration testing well and without negatively impacting employees
About Phishy Business
Fed up with the same old cybersecurity stories? Come with us on a journey that explores the lesser-known side. Whether it’s social engineering, taking criminals to court or the journalists hunting down hackers — our new podcast series, Phishy Business, looks for new ways to think about cybersecurity. Mimecast’s very own Brian Pinnock and Alice Jeffery are joined by guests from a range of unique security specialisms. Each episode explores tales of risk, reward and just a dash of ridiculousness to learn how we can all improve in the fight to stay safe. For more tales of risk, reward and ridiculousness, subscribe to Phishy Business on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts.