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Practical social engineering : a primer for the ethical hacker /

"This book explains how attackers leverage human psychology and publicly available information to target and exploit victims, and outlines ways to defend against social engineering attacks. It explores the ethical decision-making process of the social engineer when implementing a phishing engag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gray, Joe (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Penetration testing (Computer security)
Online social networks > Security measures.
Internet fraud > Prevention.
Social engineering > Case studies.
Tests d'intrusion.
Réseaux sociaux (Internet) > Sécurité > Mesures.
Ingénierie sociale > Études de cas.
Social engineering.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book explains how attackers leverage human psychology and publicly available information to target and exploit victims, and outlines ways to defend against social engineering attacks. It explores the ethical decision-making process of the social engineer when implementing a phishing engagement. Includes case studies throughout"--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations
ISBN:9781718500990
1718500998