Social Engineering: Hacking Systems, Nations, and Societies

ISBN-13: 9780367313371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 246 str.

Michael Erbschloe

Opis

"This book explains how social engineering methods are being commonly used and how organizations and individuals can socially engineer their culture to help minimize the impact of the activities of those who lie, cheat, deceive, and defraud whether they do so from a former Soviet state or from Washington, D.C"--

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Social Engineering Use by Bad Guys. 2. The Continuum of Social Engineering Approaches. 3. Criminal Social Engineering Activities. 4. Securing Organizations against Social Engineering Attacks. 5. Social Engineering Attacks Leveraging PII. 6. Hacking the Democratic Electoral Process. 7. Socially Engineered Attacks by Insiders. 8. Educating People to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks. 9. The Accent of Cyber Darkness. Glossary.

O autorze

Michael Erbschloe worked for over 30 years performing analysis of the economics of information technology, public policy relating to technology, and utilizing technology in reengineering organization processes. He has authored several books on social and management issues of information technology most of which covered some aspects of information or corporate security. Mr. Erbschloe has also taught at several universities and developed technology-related curriculum. His career has focused on several interrelated areas: technology strategy, analysis, and forecasting; teaching and curriculum development; writing books and articles; speaking at conferences and industry events; publishing and editing; and public policy analysis and program evaluation. He currently works as a consultant on technology and security issues.