Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking - No Cost Library

Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking - 2nd Edition

Author(s): Christopher Hadnagy  

Publisher: Wiley, Year: 2018   

                                        

 Description: 

Hardening the human firewall against the most recent social engineering threats: The Human Hacking Science shows the craftier side of the arsenal of the hacker — why hack into anything when you could just ask for access? Social engineering is built on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy describes the most widely used techniques that fool even the most robust security personnel and shows you how these techniques have been used in the past. The way we as humans make decisions affects everything from our emotions to our defence. Since the beginning of time, hackers have found ways to take advantage of the decision-making process to get you to take action that is not in your best interest. The latest tools used to share tales, illustrations, and scientific analysis behind how these decisions are utilised have been updated in this new Second Edition. Networks and networks can be compromised, but they can also be protected; when the "device" in question is a human being, there is no software to fall back on, no hardware updates, no code that can forever lock up information. Human nature and emotion are the hidden weapon of malicious social engineering and this book teaches you how to understand, anticipate, and avoid this form of manipulation by taking you into the bag of tricks of the social engineer. Investigate the most common social engineering tricks used to gain access Discover through famous methods typically don't work in the real world Investigate how our understanding of the psychology behind emotions and decisions can be used by social engineers Learn how social engineering variables can be used in some of the biggest recent headlines Social Engineering gives you the inside data to install unshakeable protection that you need.

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