The previous chapters have highlighted the danger that is social engineering. A number of the tricks and techniques used in social engineering have been explained as well as the tools used to effect an attack. These techniques have been portrayed to be so effective and powerful, yet the targets are so weak to a point where one wonders whether there is any hope of fighting social engineering. The reality is that due to the lack of preparedness of many people for this type of an attack, the failure chances of social engineering attacks are low. This is the main reason why organizations are investing in disaster recovery and incidence response because there is a looming danger of getting hacked through their users. However, the situation is not hopeless. Prepared employees and individuals can easily identify and thwart social engineering attacks. This chapter...
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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