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InfoSec Interviews – Richard De Vere

Original article by IT Governence: here So a while back I was interviewed by Lewis Morgan from the IT Governance Blog and thought i’d share this on the site. It is a little tongue in cheek reading it back actually! But genuine none the less.   First, let’s quickly cover the basics: what is social engineering? Well, a good question straight… Read more →

Machiavellianism Q&A Summary + Download

  To my magnificent readers! As requested, a condensed version of the Triple Question & Answer Session by IllimitableMan, Illacertus and Modern Machiavelli including a pdf to download. You can download the pdf below:   Modern Machiavelli – Triple QA of Power   Feel free to share the pdf, the whole article or parts of it, as long as you refrain from editing it. You also are required to link to the following article to avoid confusion: http://modernmachiavelli.com/q-a-power-machiavellianism/   Workplace Question: What is the best & fastest way to get ahead and promoted at work? Answer (MM): You won’t like this answer but

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Psychological Manipulation Techniques

A list of almost 200 psychological manipulation techniques in no particular order; to you, my magnificent reader. Most are aimed at getting people to do what you want, but some also protect you from being deceived.  5000 words.     I decided to leave out cognitive biases and fallacies since the posts is quite long the way it is. But rest assured that I am going to dig into those two topics sometime in the future. Psychological Manipulation Techniques & Tactics   Never show people that you are upset, for it makes you appear weak. Social Justice Warriors take notice!

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