Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking

Chris Hadnagy defines social engineering as "Any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interest." In this all-new up-to-date second edition of his best-seller "Social Engineering" Chris takes a fresh new look at:

• Elicitation

• Pretexting

• Micro-expressions

• Information gathering

• Phishing, spear-phishing, and vishing

• as well as piggybacking, shoulder surfing, and tailgating; USB drops; and much more

• What social-engineering techniques DO NOT work, you'll be stunned when you read this

And Chris updates the examples and case studies with stories ripped from the news and his own experiences showing organizations their weaknesses.