The goal of this short book is to give the average person an introduction to the very real and all too common risks of specific type of risk and attack hackers use to trick people into doing things or revealing information they would not do. This type of attack is called, “Social Engineering”. While this book is not very long, it contains valuable information that is not commonly known by many people.
The types of social engineering attacks described are:
Rougeware & Scareware
Shoulder Surfing
Dumpster Diving
Tailgating
Impersonation
Hoaxes
Phishing
Whaling
Vishing
This book is for the layperson, and is probably well below the knowledge level of a security professional. That said, it is a great introduction for the average person and may help some people keep from falling prey to the tricks of Social Engineering.
The types of social engineering attacks described are:
Rougeware & Scareware
Shoulder Surfing
Dumpster Diving
Tailgating
Impersonation
Hoaxes
Phishing
Whaling
Vishing
This book is for the layperson, and is probably well below the knowledge level of a security professional. That said, it is a great introduction for the average person and may help some people keep from falling prey to the tricks of Social Engineering.
