Social Engineering

Christopher Hadnagy is the CEO and Chief Human Hacker of Social-Engineer, LLC, as well as the lead developer and founder of social-engineer.org, the world's first social engineering framework. He founded and created the Social Engineering Village (SEVillage) at DEF CON and DerbyCon, as well as the popular Social Engineering Capture the Flag game (SECTF).

Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking highlights the hacker's craftier side—why hack into anything when you can simply ask for access? Social engineering, which is undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, relies on human error to gain access to sensitive areas; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly used techniques that fool even the most seasoned security personnel, and shows you how these techniques have been used in the past. Everything from our emotions to our security is affected by the way we make decisions as people. Since the dawn of time, hackers have devised methods to manipulate your decision-making process and persuade you to do action that is not in your best interests. This new Second Edition has been updated with the most up-to-date approaches, including stories, examples, and scientific research on how such decisions are exploited.

Networks and systems can be hacked, but they can also be safeguarded; when the "system" in question is a human being, there is no software to rely on, no hardware update, and no code to lock information down eternally. Human nature and emotion are the malicious social engineer's hidden weapon, and this book teaches you how to spot, predict, and avoid this form of manipulation by bringing you inside the social engineer's bag of tricks.

• Investigate the most prevalent social engineering techniques used to acquire access.
• Discover which popular approaches do not work in practice.
• Examine how social engineers can apply our grasp of the science behind emotions and decisions.
• Discover how social engineering plays a role in some of the most recent news.
• Learn how to apply these skills as a professional social engineer to protect your business.
• Adopt efficient anti-hacking methods to keep hackers at bay.

Working from the social engineer's playbook gives you the edge of foresight, which can help you protect yourself and others against even the most zealous of their efforts. Among the best books on cyber security, Social Engineering provides you with the inside information you require to construct an impregnable defense.

Author: Christopher Hadnagy

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