The Art of Deception - will change your perception...
Wow! This is a must read book for just about everyone, even those who have not entered the information age yet.
In a world that incessantly grows complex and beyond the understanding of the common man, one simply cannot cope with the new risks and threats that arise on a daily basis. This leads to innocent mistakes that can cause us serious harm.
Often - techies and geeks believe technology is the answer - and to an extent that is true; however, the human element is the weakest link - and this book shows that in a nice way.
Read this book to understand the ploys used, the tactics of a vicious mind (or mischevious), and how easy it is for a vast majority of the people to fall victim. The good thing is that you will get ideas on what you and your company should be doing different.
Remember - although you will learn a lot - maintaining your guard and building immunity against deception is a moving traget. As such - you will need to strive and go beyond the many points covered in the book.
Read it and implement better practices in your work and life without any delay...the risks are not worth it.
Frightening
Read this book or become a victim! Not only will you learn the how's and why's of social engineering, but you will also be thoroughly entertained by Mitnick's stories. Everyone in the security field should consider The Art of Deception required reading. Let me rephrase that - everyone should be required to read this book. Period.
This would be a great book to recommend to your employees as part of security awareness training. The text is accessible and drives the message home that social engineering is a very real threat.
Social Engineering 101 - Read It or Become a Victim
"The Art of Deception" was recommended to me by an instructor teaching a CISSP prep class. It is both an enjoyable and informative read. Mitnik is the "real deal" in exploiting social engineering techniques and his books should be required reading by corporate security policy makers (and I am sure it is for many already).
This book illustrates various techniques for bypassing established corporate physical and information security security policies. I have actually inadvertently used some of these techniques when troubleshooting network issues or having forgotten my passcard to gain access to systems and rooms. It is often easier to bypass the rules than to go through the steps needed to obtain proper access and people are surprisingly willing to cooperate "just this one time".
This book will help you sensitize your employees to the risks of bypassing security policy and recognize when this might be occurring. Highly recommended!
Awesome book
This is a complex read, not that it has good literary qualities, but in that it is packed with information that relates to other information within the book, and gaining an overall "bigger-picture" understanding of the concepts withing this book requires multiple readings.
It's just excellent
Adequate for noobs and pros to understand how important social engineering in our security is, this applied not only in software; you can relate it with anything in your live.
Highly recommended
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