Christopher Hadnagy Biography

The founder and CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC is Christopher Hadnagy. Chris has over 16 years of experience as a security practitioner and researcher. His efforts in training, education, and awareness have contributed to the identification of social engineering as the most serious danger to organizational security today. Chris created the world's first social engineering penetration testing framework, www.social-engineer.org, which serves as an important resource for security professionals and hobbyists. That site evolved into a dynamic web resource, complete with a podcast and newsletter, which have become security industry classics and are cited by big businesses all around the world. Chris also developed the first hands-on social engineering training course and certification, Advanced Practical Social Engineering, which was attended by experts from law enforcement, the military, and the commercial sector. Chris is also the author of four best-selling books: Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking, Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security, Phishing Dark Waters: The Offensive and Defensive Sides of Malicious Emails, and Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking. Chris has been invited to the Pentagon to lecture 30+ general officers and government officials about the effects of social engineering on the United States. Chris focuses on figuring out how hostile attackers use human communication and trust to get access to information and resources through deception and manipulation. His mission is to safeguard businesses by educating them on the techniques employed by attackers, detecting weaknesses, and reducing concerns via appropriate levels of awareness and security.

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