The art of deception controlling the human element of security
Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Indianapolis, Ind.
Wiley
2002
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-340) and index
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I : Behind the scenes
- Security's weakest link
- Part II : Art of the attacker
- When innocuous information isn't ; Direct attack : just asking for it ; Building trust ; Let me help you ; Can you help me? ; Phony sites and dangerous attachments ; Using sympathy, guilt, and intimidation ; Reverse sting
- Part III : Intruder alert
- Entering the premises ; Combining technology and social engineering ; Attacks on the entry-level employee ; Clever cons ; Industrial espionage
- Part IV : Raising the bar
- Information security awareness and training ; Recommended corporate information security policies
- Security at a glance