Social Engineering
Subtitle: The Art of Human Hacking
By: by Christopher Hadnagy ; [foreword by Paul Wilson]
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley [distributor]
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Indianapolis, IN
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780470639535; 9781118028018; 9781118029718; 9781118029749
Subjects: Computer hackers; Social engineering; Computer security; Human-computer interaction
Description: No matter how sophisticated your security equipment and procedures may be, their most, easily exploitable aspect is, and has always been, the human infrastructure. The skilled malicious social engineer is a weapon, nearly impossible to defend against.
This book covers, in detail, the world's first framework for social engineering. It defines, explains, and dissects each principle, then illustrates it with true stories and case studies from masters such as Kevin Mitnick, renowned author of The Art of Deception. You will discover just what it takes to excel as a social engineer. Then you will know your enemy.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A look into the world of social engineering; title: Information gathering; title: Elicitation; title: Pretexting: how to become anyone; title: Mind tricks: psychological principles used in social engineering; title: Influence: the power of persuasion; title: The tools of the social engineer; title: Case studies: dissecting the social engineer; title: Prevention and mitigation.