The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
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- Synopsis
- Inviting you into the complex mind of the hacker, Mitnick provides realistic scenarios of cons, swindles, and social engineering attacks on businesses--and the consequences. 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 database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. He illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a determined con artist impersonating an IRS agent or any other seemingly innocent character. Narrated from the points of view of both the attacker and the victim, The Art of Deception explores why each attack was so successful--and how it could have been averted--in an engaging and highly readable manner reminiscent of a true-crime novel.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 354 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780471237129
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 08/06/03
- Copyrighted By:
- Kevin D. Mitnick
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Technology, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Paula Muysenberg
- Proofread By:
- Paula Muysenberg
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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