Social Engineering The Art of Human Hacking

The first book to reveal and dissect the technical aspect of many social engineering maneuvers

From elicitation, pretexting, influence and manipulation all aspects of social engineering are picked apart, discussed and explained by using real world examples, personal experience and the science behind them to unraveled the mystery in social engineering.

Kevin Mitnick--one of the most famous social engineers in the world--popularized the term "social engineering." He explained that it is much easier to trick someone into revealing a password for a system than to exert the effort of hacking into the system. Mitnick claims that this social engineering tactic was the single-most effective method in his arsenal. This indispensable book examines a variety of maneuvers that are aimed at deceiving unsuspecting victims, while it also addresses ways to prevent social engineering threats.
* Examines social engineering, the science of influencing a target to perform a desired task or divulge information
* Arms you with invaluable information about the many methods of trickery that hackers use in order to gather information with the intent of executing identity theft, fraud, or gaining computer system access
* Reveals vital steps for preventing social engineering threats

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking does its part to prepare you against nefarious hackers--now you can do your part by putting to good use the critical information within its pages.

Identity theft, fraud, and deception - these are the titles in every newspaper around the globe.  As these threats increase it is even more important for consumers, IT Staff and security professionals to be aware and prepared to combat against these.  How can we do that without proper education?  This book provides a basis for this education and a foundation for protection from social engineering. The best deterrent to a crime is to reveal how the crime is perpetrated. This book provides that reveal and at the same time, steps through how to prevent social engineering threats. Of significant interest is the case study section: Dissecting The Art of Deception's Case Studies Obtaining Information from the DMV The Social Security Administration Our own Case Studies The Over confident CEO The Theme Park Email Scandal As a bonus, readers can also link directly to: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/ for the latest version of BackTrack Social Engineers Edition, one of the world's premiere penetration testing distributions, with tools and features focused on the social engineer.  BackTrack and its solid community can be reviewed at www.remote-exploit.org.

The first book to reveal and dissect the technical aspect of many social engineering maneuvers From elicitation, pretexting, influence and manipulation all aspects of social engineering are picked apart, discussed and explained by using real world examples, personal experience and the science behind them to unraveled the mystery in social engineering. Kevin Mitnickone of the most famous social engineers in the worldpopularized the term social engineering. He explained that it is much easier to trick someone into revealing a password for a system than to exert the effort of hacking into the system. Mitnick claims that this social engineering tactic was the single-most effective method in his arsenal. This indispensable book examines a variety of maneuvers that are aimed at deceiving unsuspecting victims, while it also addresses ways to prevent social engineering threats. Examines social engineering, the science of influencing a target to perform a desired task or divulge information Arms you with invaluable information about the many methods of trickery that hackers use in order to gather information with the intent of executing identity theft, fraud, or gaining computer system access Reveals vital steps for preventing social engineering threats Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking does its part to prepare you against nefarious hackersnow you can do your part by putting to good use the critical information within its pages.

"Most malware and client-side attachks have a social engineering compontent to deceive the user unto letting the bad guys in. You can patch technical vulnerabilities as they evolve, but there is no patch to stupidity, ora rather gullibility. Chris will show you how it's done by revealing the social engineering vectors used by today's intruders. His book will help you gain better insight on how to recognize these types of attacks. -- Kevin Mitnick.