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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security

Kevin D. Mitnick with William L. Simon

http://www.mitnicksecurity.com/

Once the world's most notorious hacker, Mitnick now explains the real threat to your network, your PC or your personal information in general.

It's not lack of a firewall, poor building security, or someone stealing your keys...it's "Social Engineering" and Mitnick is an expert. How do many worms infect a PC? Someone opened an attachment that they thought was something else (pictures, movies, etc.) - Social Engineering at is simplest.

Everyone - computer savvy or not - should read this book and learn to protect your information...if you haven't already given it away.

ABOUT THIS BOOK (from Ch. 1)

"Corporate security is a question of balance. Too little security leaves your company vulnerable, but an overemphasis on security gets in the way of attending to business, inhibiting the company's growth and prosperity.

The challenge is to achieve a balance between security and productivity.

Other books on corporate security focus on hardware and software technology, and do not adequately cover the most serious threat of all: human deception. The purpose of this book, in contrast, is to help you understand how you, your co-workers, and others in your company are being manipulated, and the barriers you can erect to stop being victims. The book focuses mainly on the non-technical methods that hostile intruders use to steal information, compromise the integrity of information that is believed to be safe but isn't, or destroy company work product.

In short, I've written this book to raise your awareness about the serious threat posed by social engineering, and to help you make sure that your company and its employees are less likely to be exploited in this way.

Or perhaps I should say, far less likely to be exploited ever again." (K.D.M.)

Excerpt: http://www.defensivethinking.com/aod/excerpt.html

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