{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 341 - The Security Awareness Series - Cognitive Bias in InfoSec with Josten Pena","description":" Today&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris Hadnagy is joined&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;Josten&amp;nbsp;Pena for an in-depth discussion on cognitive biases and their impact on cybersecurity. Together, they explore how inherent mental shortcuts&amp;nbsp;can increase susceptibility to social engineering attacks. The conversation emphasizes the importance of recognizing and owning these biases, rather than trying to&amp;nbsp;eliminate&amp;nbsp;them, and highlights practical mitigation strategies like hands-on training and fostering critical thinking.&amp;nbsp;[Feb 16, 2026]&amp;nbsp;   00:00 \u2013 Intro&amp;nbsp;00:47 \u2013 Meet the Co-Host: Josten Pena&amp;nbsp;     01:38 \u2013 Intro Links:&amp;nbsp;Social-Engineer.com\u202f- http:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;       Offensive Security Vishing Services -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/vishing\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Offensive Security\u202fSMiShing\u202fServices -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/smishing\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Offensive Security Phishing Services -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/smishing\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Call Back Phishing -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/call-back-phishing\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Adversarial Simulation Services -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/adversarial-simulation\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Social Engineering Risk Assessments -\u202fhttps:\/\/www.social-engineer.com\/offensive-security\/social-engineering-risk-assessment\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;       Social-Engineer channel on SLACK\u202f-\u202fhttps:\/\/social-engineering-hq.slack.com\/ssb\u202f&amp;nbsp;       CLUTCH\u202f-\u202fhttp:\/\/www.pro-rock.com\/\u202f&amp;nbsp;     02:26 \u2013 Innocent Lives Foundation &amp;amp; Music&amp;nbsp;03:36 \u2013 Diving into Cognitive Bias&amp;nbsp;06:42 \u2013 Cognitive Bias in Cybersecurity&amp;nbsp;09:26 \u2013 Real-World Examples &amp;amp; Practical Solutions&amp;nbsp;18:59 \u2013 Recap, Final Thoughts &amp;amp; Outro&amp;nbsp;www.social-engineer.com&amp;nbsp;www.innocentlivesfoundation.org&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"The Social-Engineer Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.social-engineer.org\/category\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40101795\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198535060"}