What if the key to security isn’t technology but psychology?

In this episode of Authority Architects, we sit down with Christopher Hadnagy, founder of Social-Engineer, LLC and one of the world’s foremost experts on human hacking, to explore how understanding people—not code—is the real art of cybersecurity.

Christopher shares:

• How curiosity led him from exploit writing to social engineering

• Why empathy is the ultimate defense against manipulation
• What makes phishing so effective (and how to stop falling for it)

• The story behind his live hacking demonstrations at DEF CON

• How ethical social engineering can protect companies and empower employees

• This conversation goes far beyond cybersecurity—it’s about trust, human behavior, and the psychology behind persuasion.

Real stories. Real strategies. From the Emmy-winning team at 7 Wonders.