Julia Bezdziel
Hello :) My name is Julia, I'm 25 years old and a student of IT-Security at university. I am currently writing my bachelor's thesis on Security Awareness Trainings.
In my free time I love to game, play volleyball or go travel the world with my friends.
Session
Social engineering attacks aren’t about breaking technology—they’re about breaking people. This talk dives into the powerful intersection of cybersecurity and psychology, revealing how attackers exploit instinctive human behaviors to deceive, persuade, and manipulate. Drawing from real-world examples and backed by scientific research, we’ll explore the psychological mechanisms behind successful social engineering attacks. We’ll examine how these same psychological principles can be repurposed to build resilience, not just awareness. You’ll learn why traditional security training often fails to change behavior and how to replace it with effective, science-backed techniques: psychological inoculation, decision friction, cultural reinforcement, and behaviorally designed systems.