This is a method of presenting facts in a way that it makes them seem good while, in reality, they are bad. Suppose that a person is told that 25% of the people that trade stocks become millionaires. The hidden fact is that 75% of stock traders fail or do not make it and this is a huge number. However, the presentation of the fact that a certain percentage of traders become millionaires is more uplifting. Framing is commonly used in real-life scenarios. One of the areas where it is used is in politics. Campaigns and campaign messages are filled with half-truths and half-lies. The accomplishments of a sitting leader can easily be overstated or understated by altering the presentation of facts. In the recently concluded US presidential elections, President Trump heavily employed reality alteration to discredit the former president, Barrack Obama. Instead...
Learn Social Engineering
Learn Social Engineering
Overview of this book
This book will provide you with a holistic understanding of social engineering. It will help you to avoid and combat social engineering attacks by giving you a detailed insight into how a social engineer operates.
Learn Social Engineering starts by giving you a grounding in the different types of social engineering attacks,and the damages they cause. It then sets up the lab environment to use different toolS and then perform social engineering steps such as information gathering. The book covers topics from baiting, phishing, and spear phishing, to pretexting and scareware.
By the end of the book, you will be in a position to protect yourself and
your systems from social engineering threats and attacks.
All in all, the book covers social engineering from A to Z , along with excerpts from many world wide known security experts.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Social Engineering
The Psychology of Social Engineering – Mind Tricks Used
Influence and Persuasion
Information Gathering
Targeting and Recon
Elicitation
Pretexting
Social Engineering Tools
Prevention and Mitigation
Case Studies of Social Engineering
Ask the Experts – Part 1
Ask the Experts – Part 2
Ask the Experts – Part 3
Ask the Experts – Part 4
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