Cyber criminals exploit human weaknesses. The psychologist Niklas Hellemann has developed a clever defense strategy against this with the start-up SoSafe.
Recorded by Doris Schneyink
How do scammers manipulate people? This question fascinated me as a psychology student at the university, and ultimately that was my motivation for founding SoSafe.
We know from research on cyber crime that humans are the gateway to nine out of ten attacks. Why? Because we are guided by emotions. We are incredibly curious, we crave rewards, we are greedy, we have fears. Attackers take advantage of these “weaknesses”.