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Christopher Hadnagy

Christopher Hadnagy

Christopher Hadnagy — Social Engineering and Human-Risk Expert based in Orlando, Florida. 26 years of experience with specialization in Cybersecurity, social engineering, phishing.

Social Engineering and Human-Risk Expert

Orlando, Florida
$300–$600/hr

About

Christopher Hadnagy is a social engineering and human-risk expert and the founder of Social-Engineer, LLC. He provides expert witness services in civil cases involving social engineering, phishing, vishing, fraud and deception, and explains how people are manipulated in plain language that judges and juries can follow. He has been retained by counsel as a consulting expert on nonverbal communication, and has served as a witness in litigation against social media companies over child safety. He is the author of five books on social engineering, influence and human behavior, and founded the Innocent Lives Foundation. Organizations Chris has trained include the FBI, DHS, US Secret Service, US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, MARSOC, USPS, MI5, MI6, GCHQ and the Metropolitan Police.

Specialties

Cybersecurity
social engineering
phishing
smishing
hacking
behavioral analysis
body language
crimes against children
cybercrime
CSAM
cyber bullying
romance scams
Artificial Intelligence
26
Years Experience
4
Cases Handled
$300–$600
Hourly Rate

Work Experience

Founder
Innocent Lives Foundation
Adjunct ProfessorCurrent
University of Arizona
2020–Present
CEOCurrent
Social-Engineer, LLC
2010–Present

https://www.social-engineer.com

Author
IEEE

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7439345

Author
Dagstuhl Reports

https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.13.11.103

Credentials & Licenses

Other
CC

ISC2

Publications

Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You
HarperCollins·2021
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
Wiley·2010
Phishing Dark Waters: The Offensive and Defensive Sides of Malicious Emails
Wiley·2015
Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security
Wiley·2014
Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking
Wiley·2018

Awards & Honors

2018 Cybersecurity Canon People’s Choice Award Winner!
Palo Alto·2018

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