Book description
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.
Christopher Hadnagy is the lead developer of www.
social-engineer. org, the world's first social engineering framework.
In more than 14 years of security and IT activity, he has partnered
with the team at www. backtrack-linux. org and worked on a wide
variety of security projects. He also serves as trainer and lead
social engineer for Offensive Security's penetration testing team.
