How social engineering works | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (S2E6)

Think you could never fall for an online scam? Think again.

Think you could never fall for an online scam? Think again. Here’s how scammers could exploit psychology to deceive you – and what you can do to stay one step ahead

04 Nov 2025

Why do people fall for scams even when they should know better? It’s a question that says more about human nature than about technology. In this episode of Unlocked 403, Becks is joined by Alena Košinárová, a software engineer at ESET who has a knack for unraveling the human side of cybersecurity, to unpack the psychology that keeps social engineering so effective.

They also discuss how our publicly available information, such as our own social media posts, only makes things easier for scammers, as well as how you can guard against social engineering.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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