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Expert interrogation techniques

As mentioned before, interrogation is done when the social engineer has some information about the target. Therefore, due diligence will have to be done to ensure that the social engineer has this information at his or her fingertips before starting the whole interrogation process. At the start of an interrogation, it is important for the social engineer to note the posture, head positioning, openness of the eyes, placement of limbs, and the position of the lips, voice, and speech of the target. These form a base from where changes can be determined. If a question is asked and the target's posture goes from slumped to upright, it is a pointer that the target has been alarmed and the answer given should be followed ...