Weekly Reading List for 2/15/14

david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:20:25 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about social engineering lately, so I’m going to highlight some of my favorite social engineering resources.

Chris Hadnagy’s book, Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking is the authoritative guide on social engineering techniques and counter-measures. Chris describes many of the techniques and approaches used by social engineers, ranging from basic pretexting to full-on neuro-linguistic programming. You can’t protect against what you can’t recognize, so being able to identify the techniques of social engineering is the first step to protecting yourself and your organization.

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking

david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:49:25 +0000

I just got done reading Christopher Hadnagy's Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking. If you are interested in the social aspects of information security, this provides an in-depth view of the actual techniques and science behind social engineering. While books like Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Deception and The Art of Intrusion tell amusing and noteworthy stories of social engineering hacking, Hadnagy's book tells you why and how it works. Hadnagy's exposure all reveals the most important lesson -- how to defend against the attacks.

Social Engineering on System Overlord

Weekly Reading List for 2/15/14

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking

Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking